Connections #565 Answers
Friday, December 27, 2024
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #565 for Friday, December 27, 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): breakfast sides
- Green: pushes, as a button
- Blue: they have a horn
- Purple (hardest): oscar-winning actors
Answers
BREAKFAST SIDES
BACON, GRITS, HASH, TOAST
PUSHES, AS A BUTTON
CLICKS, HITS, PRESSES, TAPS
THEY HAVE A HORN
AFRICA, BUGLER, CAR, UNICORN
OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS
BRIDGES, IRONS, PHOENIX, WASHINGTON
Previous Connections answers
- #564 — approximately, trees, sizable, as an amount, u.s. state abbreviations, per ap style guide
- #563 — celestial objects, archers, female animals, “s.n.l.” cast members
- #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”
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