Connections #686 Answers
Sunday, April 27, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #686 for Sunday, April 27, 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): calculator buttons
- Green: amounts of hair
- Blue: salty snack unit
- Purple (hardest): swedish ___
Answers
CALCULATOR BUTTONS
EQUALS, MINUS, PERCENT, TIMES
AMOUNTS OF HAIR
LOCK, SHOCK, THATCH, TUFT
SALTY SNACK UNIT
COMBO, GOLDFISH, RUFFLE, TAKI
SWEDISH ___
CHEF, FISH, MASSAGE, MEATBALL
Previous Connections answers
- #685 — tint, valley, bobs, color anagrams
- #684 — gum flavors, starting point, great american songbook songs, ___ tube
- #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
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