Connections #649 Answers
Friday, March 21, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #649 for Friday, March 21, 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): milieu
- Green: luminary
- Blue: architectural drawing tools
- Purple (hardest): bar ___
Answers
MILIEU
CIRCLE, SCENE, SPHERE, WORLD
LUMINARY
GREAT, ICON, LEGEND, LION
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING TOOLS
COMPASS, RULER, STENCIL, T-SQUARE
BAR ___
CHART, EXAM, MITZVAH, SOAP
Previous Connections answers
- #648 — outspoken, bodies of water, kinds of cords, things in bottles
- #647 — signify, web browser buttons, parts of a road, à/a la ___
- #646 — exceptional, german words, plural animals identical to their singular forms, plural words that are very different from their singular forms
- #645 — filament, uninhibitedness, kinds of trucks, bands minus the number five
- #644 — bunch, ending with silent “t”, serial killer movies, starting with constellations
- #643 — sharp protrusion, features of stringed instruments, litigation verbs, in “star light, star bright”
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