Today’s Connections the puzzle was a bit tricky and made us scratch our heads at times, so it’s possible that you’re here for the same reason. Today, there are some weird references, and the last category is tricky because of the way they chose to represent the wordsHowever, there is no reason why you can’t complete this puzzle without failing, so you can rest easy knowing that we have all the hints you need.
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Tips for Today’s Connections category
AUGUST 18 #433
If you need clarification on what the categories might be, you can check out some suggestions to get you started:
- One category is not about time but is rather adjacent to time
- One category concerns the hypothetical
- A category is something you can find at checkout
- One category is about names but something is missing
Knowing your categories is half the battle Connectionsand sometimes I wish I knew what they were in advance. Especially in this puzzle, it could have saved my skin. Here are the names:
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ALARM BUTTONS |
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“HERE’S A THOUGHT…” |
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PIECES OF CANDY |
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SEVEN DWARFS MINUS THE LAST LETTER |
Answers to today’s connections
AUGUST 18 #433
Yellow Answers: Revealed and Explained
ALARM BUTTONS |
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ALARM |
NOW |
POSTPONE |
TIME SETTING |
There are many words adjacent to the tense that could be related, but Perhaps the two most important clues are SNOOZE and TIME SET. SLEEP is a possibility, but less likely than the others on this list. ALARM and HOUR are a bit more generic, and since many people primarily use their phones as alarms, they can be a bit tricky to set correctly.
Green Answers: Revealed and Explained
“HERE’S A THOUGHT…” |
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PERHAPS |
SAY |
LET’S ASSUME |
WHAT IF |
Entering the realm of the hypothetical could be as dangerous as At the edge of reality or as easy as venturing into this question. In this case, the hypothetical elements are all combined to create a real category. In other situations, these four words could be extremely dangerous. However, sometimes, these are the right words to use and can lead to great possibilities and dreams coming true.
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Blue Answers: Revealed and Explained
PIECES OF CANDY |
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KISS |
Unlucky |
RUNNER |
BIG |
WHOPPER makes sense, and KISS can be used singularly when following the brand name, but NERD and RUNT are almost never used singularly, and that blew my mind. Luckily, it wasn’t a long cycle, but I still wasn’t sure why these things were grouped together until I saw the category name. I have to say, I’m a sucker for Nerds candy, in particular the gummy clusters that are addictive.
Purple Answers: Revealed and Explained
SEVEN DWARFS MINUS THE LAST LETTER |
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DO |
DRUG |
BRONZE |
SLEEP |
It turns out that recognizing the classic Seven Dwarfs without the last letter is quite difficult. Especially when SLEEP can easily be thought of as ALARM, the other three have other meanings besides their names. It’s much easier to see how they go together now, but I was a little confused at first. I could have sworn DO-C had another name, but apparently, I might be really crazy, so that’s something.
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Is it free? |
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Keyword (NOW) |
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YES |
Connections
- Released
- June 12, 2023
- Developer(s)
- The New York Times Company
- Publisher(s)
- The New York Times Company
- Biofuels Supervisory Authority
- And
- Platform(s)
- Web Browser, Mobile