Connections #257 Answers
Friday, February 23, 2024
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #257 for Friday, February 23, 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): procession
- Green: shades of green
- Blue: what “blue” might mean
- Purple (hardest): things with spines
Answers
PROCESSION
CARAVAN, FLEET, PARADE, TRAIN
SHADES OF GREEN
OLIVE, FOREST, LIME, MINT
WHAT “BLUE” MIGHT MEAN
DEMOCRATIC, EROTIC, NOBLE, SAD
THINGS WITH SPINES
BOOK, CACTUS, HEDGEHOG, SKELETON
Previous Connections answers
- #256 — dog sounds, department, origin, colors with their first letters changed
- #255 — pesters, tony winners for best musical, they have keys, school of ___
- #254 — party pooper, musical sections, bit of liquid, vegetable homophones
- #253 — used in building a fire, mess up, workshop tools, parts of a door
- #252 — eat a little, pursue, ingredients in minestrone, ___cast
- #251 — bit of hair, media attention, noun suffixes, ___ circus
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