Connections #653 Answers
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #653 for Tuesday, March 25, 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): black-and-white things
- Green: anagrams
- Blue: u.s. presidential nicknames
- Purple (hardest): clear as ___
Answers
BLACK-AND-WHITE THINGS
CROSSWORD, OREO, PANDA, TUXEDO
ANAGRAMS
ABEL, ABLE, BALE, BELA
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES
ABE, CAL, DICK, TEDDY
CLEAR AS ___
A BELL, CRYSTAL, DAY, MUD
Previous Connections answers
- #652 — bad-smelling, unfluctuating, who video games are for, per esrb ratings, things with layers
- #651 — captivate, things with wings, words that modify “watch”, words repeated in “miss mary mack”
- #650 — musical instruments, knickknack, words with the prefix meaning “three”, words abbreviated with “t” + letter
- #649 — milieu, luminary, architectural drawing tools, bar ___
- #648 — outspoken, bodies of water, kinds of cords, things in bottles
- #647 — signify, web browser buttons, parts of a road, à/a la ___
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