Connections #640 Answers
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #640 for Wednesday, March 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): ingredients in classic pound cake
- Green: things that are red
- Blue: words said to have no exact rhymes
- Purple (hardest): ___ candy
Answers
INGREDIENTS IN CLASSIC POUND CAKE
BUTTER, EGGS, FLOUR, SUGAR
THINGS THAT ARE RED
CARDINAL, ELMO, KETCHUP, ROSE
WORDS SAID TO HAVE NO EXACT RHYMES
MONTH, ORANGE, PURPLE, SILVER
___ CANDY
COTTON, EYE, JOHN, ROCK
Previous Connections answers
- #639 — variation from the norm, things that ring, things traditionally made of leather, singer-songwriter pianists
- #638 — cat breeds, famous smiles, attractions iconically different from their original forms, associated with “the dude” lebowski
- #637 — computer input devices, building materials, helpful deed, #1 songs from 1982
- #636 — faux, washing machine cycles/settings, words said frequently in the “bill and ted” movies, ___box
- #635 — emblem, subjects of acclaimed musical biopics, u.s. cities, fruits with their second letters changed
- #634 — wane, do some tasks in the garden, shoes, sand___
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