Connections #581 Answers
Sunday, January 12, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #581 for Sunday, January 12, 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): fabrication
- Green: woo
- Blue: classic atari games
- Purple (hardest): things featuring tails
Answers
FABRICATION
FAIRY TALE, FANTASY, FICTION, INVENTION
WOO
CHARM, COURT, PURSUE, ROMANCE
CLASSIC ATARI GAMES
ASTEROIDS, BREAKOUT, CENTIPEDE, DEFENDER
THINGS FEATURING TAILS
COIN TOSS, COMETS, DRESS COAT, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
Previous Connections answers
- #580 — display of rows and columns, things to do at a work event, olympic events since 2000, ___ court
- #579 — be contingent (on), “calm down”, ingredients in an old fashioned, featured in the monty hall problem
- #578 — vendor’s spot at a market, dog commands, corporate departments, last words in “america the beautiful”
- #577 — section, accessories for playing an instrument, distinctive features of an elephant, words misspelled in nu metal band names
- #576 — vocal music, a handful of, book subtitles, ___ is ___ (is ___)
- #575 — breathe hard, catchall, metaphors for easy things, synonyms for rear end minus last letter
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