Connections #573 Answers
Saturday, January 4, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #573 for Saturday, January 4, 2025. 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): crush into a compact shape
- Green: fasteners
- Blue: mark as completed
- Purple (hardest): depicted in dalí’s “the persistence of memory”
Answers
CRUSH INTO A COMPACT SHAPE
BALL, CRUMPLE, SCRUNCH, WAD
FASTENERS
BUCKLE, CLIP, HOOK, SNAP
MARK AS COMPLETED
CHECK, CROSS, STRIKE, TICK
DEPICTED IN DALÍ’S “THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY”
ANT, BRANCH, CLOCK, MELTING
Previous Connections answers
- #572 — parts of a foot, one dollar, kinds of mushrooms, pot___
- #571 — perceive, cadence, one in a group of twelve, dog ___
- #570 — slimy animals, things that luminesce, dutch symbols, ending with synonyms for “plunge”
- #569 — move quickly, fun time, words before an addressee, name ___
- #568 — lunch orders, used to make coffee, pay, with “up”, names featuring "!"
- #567 — shades of red, appointment specifications, different amounts of hair, tree homophones
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