Connections #585 Answers
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #585 for Thursday, January 16, 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): buying and selling
- Green: installed on a wall
- Blue: spy
- Purple (hardest): ___ rat
Answers
BUYING AND SELLING
BUSINESS, COMMERCE, MARKET, TRADE
INSTALLED ON A WALL
BASEBOARD, OUTLET, SCONCE, SWITCH
SPY
AGENT, ASSET, MOLE, PLANT
___ RAT
GYM, MALL, PACK, RUG
Previous Connections answers
- #584 — means, lacking, martini specifications, fictional misters
- #583 — operating, term, things in a camera kit, bird plus letter
- #582 — teach, cache, driving instructor directives, ___worm
- #581 — fabrication, woo, classic atari games, things featuring tails
- #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
Browse every past puzzle in the Connections answer archive.