Connections #493 Answers
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #493 for Wednesday, October 16, 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): at some future point
- Green: parts of a tournament setup
- Blue: bit of breakfast cereal
- Purple (hardest): what the outstretched index and middle fingers can represent
Answers
AT SOME FUTURE POINT
EVENTUALLY, LATER, NEXT, SOON
PARTS OF A TOURNAMENT SETUP
BRACKET, BYE, ROUND, SEED
BIT OF BREAKFAST CEREAL
CHEERIO, FLAKE, PEBBLE, PUFF
WHAT THE OUTSTRETCHED INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS CAN REPRESENT
PEACE, SCISSORS, TWO, VICTORY
Previous Connections answers
- #492 — football positions, cable channels, fictional clowns, what “d” might stand for
- #491 — rummage, sounds of thunder, ways to wear your hair up, things that can have leaves
- #490 — made of keratin, road runner cartoon staples, kinds of pants, ___ roll
- #489 — draped accessories, tolerate, bird onomatopoeia, starts of cell phone makers
- #488 — cherish, quick jump in the pool, additional benefit, brashness
- #487 — body parts, cool, in ’80s slang, movies, words in “do-re-mi”
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