Connections #293 Answers
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #293 for Saturday, March 30, 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): breathes heavily
- Green: preserves, as meat
- Blue: predicaments
- Purple (hardest): things in “my favorite things”
Answers
BREATHES HEAVILY
GASPS, HUFFS, PANTS, PUFFS
PRESERVES, AS MEAT
CANS, CURES, SALTS, SMOKES
PREDICAMENTS
BINDS, JAMS, PICKLES, SPOTS
THINGS IN “MY FAVORITE THINGS”
KETTLES, MITTENS, RAINDROPS, WHISKERS
Previous Connections answers
- #292 — especially, disney characters, kinds of blue, body parts plus "y"
- #291 — exited, one flying an airplane, kinds of whales, things with slots
- #290 — update for accuracy, quarrel, games of chance, ___ chip
- #289 — musical instruments, plant growths, bring up, solar emanations
- #288 — how fast something is going, "step on it!", n.b.a. team player, tele___
- #287 — yellow-brown shades, fail to attend, decisive victory, ___ wheel
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