Connections #259 Answers
Sunday, February 25, 2024
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #259 for Sunday, February 25, 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): walk heavily
- Green: flexible
- Blue: fencing equipment
- Purple (hardest): words beginning with instruments
Answers
WALK HEAVILY
LUMBER, PLOD, STOMP, TRUDGE
FLEXIBLE
ELASTIC, LIMBER, PLASTIC, SUPPLE
FENCING EQUIPMENT
FOIL, GLOVE, JACKET, MASK
WORDS BEGINNING WITH INSTRUMENTS
BASSINET, CELLOPHANE, HARPOON, ORGANISM
Previous Connections answers
- #258 — manufacturing locations, win + letter, parts of fruit you might not eat, weights in boxing
- #257 — procession, shades of green, what “blue” might mean, things with spines
- #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
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