Connections #698 Answers
Friday, May 9, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #698 for Friday, May 9, 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): tv display settings
- Green: fuzzy, as a memory
- Blue: results of some arithmetic
- Purple (hardest): window treatments in the singular
Answers
TV DISPLAY SETTINGS
BRIGHTNESS, COLOR, CONTRAST, TINT
FUZZY, AS A MEMORY
DIM, FAINT, REMOTE, VAGUE
RESULTS OF SOME ARITHMETIC
DIFFERENCE, PRODUCT, QUOTIENT, SUM
WINDOW TREATMENTS IN THE SINGULAR
BLIND, DRAPE, SHADE, SHUTTER
Previous Connections answers
- #697 — commit to paper, needs for playing yahtzee, heroes of action movie franchises, ___stick
- #696 — get better, as a broken bone, not including, tarot minor arcana suits, homophones of gemstones
- #695 — silence, tennis competition units, comparatively small, starting with synonyms for “tease”
- #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
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