Today’s NYT Connections puzzle was a real surprise for me. I saw “Tube”, “Gram” and “Book” and thought maybe they referred to the second part of various social media programs – YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. This was a typical Times red herring, however, because that’s not where they were going with this one. Read on for tips and today’s Connections answers.
Here are four clues for today’s Connections puzzle groupings, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow group index: Not the stockings.
Green group index: You use it on your computer.
Blue group index: Think Hamilton or Annie, grab your gun.
Purple group index: The phone would also fit here.
Answers for Today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Kind of high.
Green group: Software downloads.
Blue group: Elements of a musical comedy.
Purple group: TV ____.
What are today’s Connections answers?
Yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is kind of highs. The four answers are crop, halter, tank and tube.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is software downloading. The four answers are application, driver, extension and plugin.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is made up of elements of a musical. The four answers are the book, the lyrics, the music and the orchestration.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is TV ____. The four answers are Gram, Kinesis, Souffleur and Vision.
Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, CNET editor-in-chief, journalist and pop culture junkie, is co-author of “Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the ’70s and ’80s,” as well as “The Totally Sweet ’90s.” She has been a journalist since 1989 and works for Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune and NBC News Digital. She is part of Generation X in terms of date of birth, words and deeds. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she’ll be first in line. See full bio
