Connections #479 Answers
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #479 for Wednesday, October 2, 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): put on the line
- Green: use a kitchen knife
- Blue: robert de niro films
- Purple (hardest): distinctive number of arms (or lack thereof)
Answers
PUT ON THE LINE
BET, CHANCE, GAMBLE, RISK
USE A KITCHEN KNIFE
CUBE, DICE, JULIENNE, SLICE
ROBERT DE NIRO FILMS
CASINO, HEAT, JOKER, TAXI DRIVER
DISTINCTIVE NUMBER OF ARMS (OR LACK THEREOF)
OCTOPUS, SHIVA, SLOT MACHINE, VENUS DE MILO
Previous Connections answers
- #478 — flustered state, fitness, fast-moving water, dishwasher cycles
- #477 — cook with heat and water, common perfume ingredients, characters with pet dogs, capital city homophones
- #476 — make good on, as a promise, bedding, actions in card games, cabinet departments
- #475 — composite, embed, items in a monopoly box, ___ control
- #474 — area of high ground, significance, actions in fantasy sports, sci-fi movies, with “the”
- #473 — decorative edge, increase, in a way, specifications for a bartender, string ___
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