Connections #540 Answers
Monday, December 2, 2024
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #540 for Monday, December 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): announce
- Green: things involving mallets
- Blue: icon embroidered on a polo shirt
- Purple (hardest): ___ clip
Answers
ANNOUNCE
BROADCAST, DECLARE, HERALD, TRUMPET
THINGS INVOLVING MALLETS
CARPENTRY, CROQUET, WHAC-A-MOLE, XYLOPHONE
ICON EMBROIDERED ON A POLO SHIRT
CROCODILE, LAUREL, POLO PLAYER, SWOOSH
___ CLIP
ALLIGATOR, HAIR, PAPER, VIDEO
Previous Connections answers
- #539 — sanctuary, football gear, candy names, “free ___”
- #538 — dance styles, steal, perform well on, ___ball pitches
- #537 — undertaking, units, m.l.b. team member, first words of hbo shows
- #536 — appreciation, fraudster, eat voraciously, ___ tuesday
- #535 — not working reliably, car parts, what a sitter might sit, ___ band
- #534 — good things to get at work, disregard, kinds of crackers, featured in “eloise”
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