Connections #560 Answers
Sunday, December 22, 2024
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #560 for Sunday, December 22, 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): slang for head
- Green: palindromes
- Blue: police procedurals
- Purple (hardest): first in a comedy duo
Answers
SLANG FOR HEAD
COCONUT, CROWN, DOME, SKULL
PALINDROMES
ABBA, KAYAK, NUN, STATS
POLICE PROCEDURALS
BONES, ELEMENTARY, KOJAK, MONK
FIRST IN A COMEDY DUO
ABBOTT, FRY, KEY, LAUREL
Previous Connections answers
- #559 — loop, cooking vessels, kinds of beds, things called “oscar”
- #558 — concoction, types of sentences, kinds of bros, complaint homophones
- #557 — defer, bar fixtures, watercraft, seen in “donkey kong”
- #556 — deal with, styles of beer, investment verbs, ___ dome
- #555 — intrepidity, road, kinds of paper, kinds of tennis courts
- #554 — types of radio, kinds of play fights, snack cakes, classic joke staples
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