Connections #695 Answers
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #695 for Tuesday, May 6, 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): silence
- Green: tennis competition units
- Blue: comparatively small
- Purple (hardest): starting with synonyms for “tease”
Answers
SILENCE
CALM, HUSH, PEACE, STILL
TENNIS COMPETITION UNITS
GAME, MATCH, SET, TOURNAMENT
COMPARATIVELY SMALL
BABY, COMPACT, MINUTE, TOY
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR “TEASE”
KIDNEY, MOCKINGBIRD, RAZZMATAZZ, RIBBON
Previous Connections answers
- #694 — glide, associated with count dracula, stop changing, things that are long and cylindrical
- #693 — qualities of overcooked meat, play some electric guitar, ingredients in bubble tea, planets/dwarf planet with first letter changed
- #692 — awesome, defeat soundly, “will” contractions without the apostrophe, url endings plus a letter
- #691 — kinds of carvings, pillar, bbq offering, ___neck
- #690 — winnings, stop, as a habit, movie camera verbs, words that precede "-size" to mean small
- #689 — parts of a shoe, accommodation, reputation, ending with synonyms for “yuck”
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