Connections #684 Answers
Friday, April 25, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #684 for Friday, April 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): gum flavors
- Green: starting point
- Blue: great american songbook songs
- Purple (hardest): ___ tube
Answers
GUM FLAVORS
BUBBLEGUM, CINNAMON, MENTHOL, WINTERGREEN
STARTING POINT
CATALYST, LAUNCHPAD, SPARK, SPRINGBOARD
GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK SONGS
AUTUMN LEAVES, SUMMERTIME, UNFORGETTABLE, WITCHCRAFT
___ TUBE
FALLOPIAN, INNER, TEST, VACUUM
Previous Connections answers
- #683 — things that are white, kinds of lettuce, “batman” villains, they have literal/idiomatic ears
- #682 — parts of a tree, canine/feline features, comedic routine, ___pole
- #681 — cancel, as a project, seen in a pottery studio, things that are slippery, natural producers of heat
- #680 — info on a nutrition label, metaphor for something unexpected, things you can insert into a spreadsheet, helical things
- #679 — glimpse, needs for tie-dyeing a shirt, things you can crack, words before “hop”
- #678 — spoken presentation, adjectives for a desert, dog breeds, informally, represented by three-digit numbers
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