Connections #561 Answers
Monday, December 23, 2024
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #561 for Monday, December 23, 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): homophones
- Green: necklines
- Blue: ways to express 1,000
- Purple (hardest): super ___
Answers
HOMOPHONES
EWE, U, YEW, YOU
NECKLINES
BOAT, CREW, SCOOP, V
WAYS TO EXPRESS 1,000
GRAND, K, M, THOU
SUPER ___
8, BOWL, GLUE, TUESDAY
Previous Connections answers
- #560 — slang for head, palindromes, police procedurals, first in a comedy duo
- #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
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