Connections #249 Answers
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #249 for Thursday, February 15, 2024. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): follow attentively
- Green: where you might find sand
- Blue: oven buttons
- Purple (hardest): britpop bands
Answers
FOLLOW ATTENTIVELY
MONITOR, SURVEY, TRACK, WATCH
WHERE YOU MIGHT FIND SAND
BEACH, DESERT, HOURGLASS, PLAYGROUND
OVEN BUTTONS
BAKE, BROIL, LIGHT, TIMER
BRITPOP BANDS
BLUR, OASIS, PULP, SUEDE
Previous Connections answers
- #248 — touch lightly, kinds of numbers, sauces in chinese cuisine, bear ___
- #247 — encourage, with "on", spherical foods, grocery store aisles, go ___
- #246 — bad things for a video call to do, costumes with striped shirts, seen in “aladdin”, movies minus numbers
- #245 — monotonous sounds, boats, captains, prefixes with -cracy
- #244 — stool pigeon, cram into a tight space, yoga poses, ___fly
- #243 — music player buttons, broadcast, things you can draw, number anagrams
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