Connections #563 Answers
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #563 for Wednesday, December 25, 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): celestial objects
- Green: archers
- Blue: female animals
- Purple (hardest): “s.n.l.” cast members
Answers
CELESTIAL OBJECTS
COMET, MOON, PLANET, STAR
ARCHERS
CUPID, HAWKEYE, ROBIN HOOD, SAGITTARIUS
FEMALE ANIMALS
JENNY, NANNY, QUEEN, VIXEN
“S.N.L.” CAST MEMBERS
FEY, RUDOLPH, SHANNON, STRONG
Previous Connections answers
- #562 — “lions and tigers and bears, oh my!”, beloved, as a friend, words that sound like plural letters, when tripled, hit song titles
- #561 — homophones, necklines, ways to express 1,000, super ___
- #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”
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