Connections #687 Answers
Monday, April 28, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #687 for Monday, April 28, 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): hair products
- Green: austere
- Blue: clues at a crime scene
- Purple (hardest): weary
Answers
HAIR PRODUCTS
GEL, MOUSSE, SPRAY, WAX
AUSTERE
BARE, PLAIN, SIMPLE, SPARE
CLUES AT A CRIME SCENE
FIBER, FINGERPRINT, HAIR, TIRE MARK
WEARY
BORE, DRAIN, EXHAUST, TIRE
Previous Connections answers
- #686 — calculator buttons, amounts of hair, salty snack unit, swedish ___
- #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
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