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  • NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Thursday, January 30 (game #599)


    Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues.

    What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc’s Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.



    Welcome to NYT Connections today! Here are my hints and answers for Thursday, January 30th, game #599:

    1. Hint: This popular streaming service was founded in 1997 and is known for its original content such as “Stranger Things” and “The Crown.”
    Answer: Netflix

    2. Hint: This American singer-songwriter is known for hits such as “Hello” and “Rolling in the Deep.”
    Answer: Adele

    3. Hint: This social media platform was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and is used by billions of people worldwide.
    Answer: Facebook

    4. Hint: This tech company, founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, is famous for its iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers.
    Answer: Apple

    5. Hint: This British author is best known for creating the magical world of Harry Potter.
    Answer: J.K. Rowling

    Feel free to share your scores and challenge your friends to see if they can guess the connections too! #NYTConnections #ThursdayTrivia

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  • Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Jan. 30, #129


    Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.


    Oh, purple category in today’s Connections: Sports Edition, you crack me up. The first clue we list below is not like the others (it’s more a concept, while they are physical items), but it fits the category. Bravo, puzzlemakers, bravo. Read on for hints and answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.

    For now, the game is in beta, which means the Times is testing it out to see if it’s popular before adding it to the site’s Games app. You can play it daily for now for free — and then we’ll have to see if it sticks around. 

    Read more: NYT Has a Connections Game for Sports Fans. I Tried It

    Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

    Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

    Yellow group hint: Trivia is one.

    Green group hint: Olympic event

    Blue group hint: Category of sport

    Purple group hint: Like Swiss cheese

    Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

    Yellow group: Bar games

    Green group: Decathlon events

    Blue group: Net sports

    Purple group: Things with holes

    Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

    What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

    The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Jan 30, 2025, #129.

    NYT/Screenshot by CNET

    The yellow words in today’s Connections

    The theme is bar games. The four answers are darts, pool, pop-a-shot and shuffleboard.

    The green words in today’s Connections

    The theme is decathlon events. The four answers are 100 meters, long jump, pole vault and shot put.

    The blue words in today’s Connections

    The theme is net sports. The four answers are badminton, ping pong, tennis and volleyball.

    The purple words in today’s Connections

    The theme is things with holes. The four answers are bad defense, bowling ball, golf course and wiffle ball.





    Welcome to Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition! Below are the hints and answers for puzzle #129, dated January 30th.

    Hints:
    1. This sport is played on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.
    2. This sport involves teams of players trying to hit a small, hard ball into a series of holes on a course.
    3. This sport features two players hitting a shuttlecock back and forth over a net with rackets.
    4. This sport involves players hitting a ball over a net using their hands, arms, and head.

    Answers:
    1. Football (Soccer)
    2. Golf
    3. Badminton
    4. Volleyball

    Have fun connecting the dots and solving today’s sports-themed puzzle! Let us know how you did in the comments below.

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  • Hints And Answers For Thursday, January 30


    Looking for Wednesday’s Connections hints and answers instead? You can find them here:

    ForbesNYT ‘Connections’ Today: Hints And Answers For Wednesday, January 29

    Hey, everyone! I have to admit, I’m getting a little nervous now. Tomorrow is game number 600 of Connections. We haven’t had one that has gone really off the rails and infuriated many players since the pictogram-filled grid of number 550 last month.

    Yes, I’d like a game that’s a little more challenging than most recent grids. But I’ve got a good streak going and I’m not ready to lose it. We don’t have long to wait until we see what’s in store for this milestone.

    Before we begin, I’ve set up a discussion group for Connections and this column on Discord. You can chat about each game (and other topics) with me and other folks. I’m always interested to find out how other people approach the game, so join us! It’s fun.

    It’s also the best way to give me any feedback about the column, especially on the rare(!) occasions that I mess something up.

    Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, January 30, are coming right up.

    How To Play Connections

    Connections is a free, popular New York Times daily word game. You get a new puzzle at midnight every day. You can play on the NYT website or Games app.

    You’re presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by figuring out the links between them. The groups could be things like items you can click, names for research study participants or words preceded by a body part.

    There’s only one solution for each puzzle, and you’ll need to be careful when it comes to words that might fit into more than one category. You can shuffle the words to perhaps help you see links between them.

    Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is usually the most difficult one. The purple group often involves wordplay.

    Select four words you think go together and press Submit. If you make a guess and you’re incorrect, you’ll lose a life. If you’re close to having a correct group, you might see a message telling you that you’re one word away from getting it right, but you’ll still need to figure out which one to swap.

    If you make four mistakes, it’s game over. Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen with the help of some hints, and, if you’re really struggling, today’s Connections answers. As with Wordle and other similar games, it’s easy to share results with your friends on social media and group chats.

    If you have an NYT All Access or Games subscription, you can access the publication’s Connections archive. This includes every previous game of Connections, so you can go back and play any of those that you have missed.

    Aside from the first 60 games or so, you should be able to find my hints for each grid via Google if you need them! Just click here and add the date of the game for which you need clues or the answers to the search query.

    What Are Today’s Connections Hints?

    Scroll slowly! Just after the hints for each of today’s Connections groups, I’ll reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you which words go into them.

    Today’s 16 words are…

    • HALO
    • RIGATONI
    • AIR
    • WINGS
    • ROMEO
    • HARP
    • DIP
    • DWELL
    • PIZZA
    • PARISH
    • LINGER
    • VIBE
    • BERNIE
    • AURA
    • BEER
    • INSIST

    And the hints for today’s Connections groups are:

    • Yellow group — the X-factor
    • Green group — Super Bowl essentials for many
    • Blue group — these could cause one to say “will you please stop talking about that?!”
    • Purple group — you might want to extend your vacations here

    What Are Today’s Connections Groups?

    Need some extra help?

    Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.

    Today’s Connections groups are…

    • Yellow group — intangible quality
    • Green group — game day fare
    • Blue group — keep going on about, with “on”
    • Purple group — starting with European capitals

    What Are Today’s Connections Answers?

    Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Connections answers.

    This is your final warning!

    Today’s Connections answers are…

    • Yellow group — intangible quality (AIR, AURA, HALO, VIBE)
    • Green group — game day fare (BEER, DIP, PIZZA, WINGS)
    • Blue group — keep going on about, with “on” (DWELL, HARP, INSIST, LINGER)
    • Purple group — starting with European capitals (BERNIE, PARISH, RIGATONI, ROMEO)

    I’m now at 15 straight perfect games, with an 18-game overall win streak. Here’s how I fared:

    I was pretty sure ROMEO, RIGATONI and BERNIE were purple words since nothing else really made sense with them, but the connection didn’t click for me right away. I was skeptical about HALO, WINGS, HARP and AURA as a red herring of angel things, so I left those well alone. Besides, WINGS made more sense with a few other words that turned out to be the greens.

    After that, what turned out to be the purples were bunched up on the left, making them easy to spot. They refer to Bern, Paris, Riga and Rome.

    The yellows then popped out at me, but I sent through the blues first, just because I could. And, yes, I deduced the connection before doing so.

    That’s all there is to it for today’s Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog tomorrow for hints and the solution for Friday’s game if you need them.

    P.S. I liked this song long before I knew it was in a recurring bit on Saturday Night Live. Haddaway’s “What Is Love” is a true Eurodance classic. Try as I might, I can’t resist bobbing my head along to this one:

    Have a great day! Stay hydrated! Call someone you love!

    If you’re so inclined, please do follow my blog for more coverage of Connections and other word games and even some video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot! Also, follow me on Bluesky! It’s fun there.



    Are you ready for some brain-teasing puzzles and trivia? Look no further, because here are the hints and answers for Thursday, January 30th!

    1. Puzzle: I am taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?
    Answer: Pencil lead

    2. Trivia: Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
    Answer: Mars

    3. Puzzle: What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
    Answer: Penny

    4. Trivia: Who painted the famous artwork “Starry Night”?
    Answer: Vincent van Gogh

    5. Puzzle: I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
    Answer: Echo

    Test your wits and see how many of these hints and answers you can solve correctly! Stay tuned for more fun and challenging puzzles and trivia.

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  • NYT mini crossword answers for January 29, 2025


    The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times‘ revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

    With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

    So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player’s flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections — we have you covered.

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    Here are the clues and answers to NYT’s The Mini for Wednesday, January 29, 2025:

    Across

    Type of bulb in many Christmas lights, for short

    Diminish, as confidence

    With 7-Across, sawing a person in half, e.g.

    See 6-Across

    Breakaway religious groups

    Down

    Sudoku solver’s asset

    Official decree

    Illusionists might cut them in half

    CPR pros

    Like finding a four-leaf clover

    If you’re looking for more puzzles, Mashable’s got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

    Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today’s Strands.

    Not the day you’re after? Here’s the solution to the latest Mini Crossword.




    1. ACROSS:
        1. "___ in the Dark" (2000s TV show) – ARISE
        1. Suffix with "million" or "billion" – AIRE
        1. "___ and the Real Girl" (2007 film) – LARS
    2. DOWN:
        1. "___ that all there is?" – ISONE
        1. "___ and Soul" (1930 jazz standard) – BODY
        1. "___ the Llama" (children’s book) – ISMAEL
        1. "___ of a sudden…" – ALL

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  • Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Jan. 30


    Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.


    When I was in college, people said geology was easy. “Rocks For Jocks,” they called it. I didn’t take it, so regardless of whether it was easy, I never know the different varieties of rock when asked about them. So today’s NYT Mini Crossword had some stumpers for me, but maybe you can rock out. Need some more help with today’s Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

    The Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times’ games collection. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

    Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

    Let’s get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

    The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Jan. 30, 2025.

    NYT/Screenshot by CNET

    Mini across clues and answers

    1A clue: Soft rock
    Answer: TALC

    5A clue: First-string squad
    Answer: ATEAM

    7A clue: Soft rock?
    Answer: MAGMA

    8A clue: Tissue layers, e.g.
    Answer: PLIES

    9A clue: Fiona Apple and Tracy Chapman, vocally
    Answer: ALTOS

    Mini down clues and answers

    1D clue: Florida’s so-called “Cigar City”
    Answer: TAMPA

    2D clue: To any degree
    Answer: ATALL

    3D clue: Not sketchy, colloquially
    Answer: LEGIT

    4D clue: Brief role in a movie
    Answer: CAMEO

    6D clue: Midnight ___ (Christmas service)
    Answer: MASS

    How to play more Mini Crosswords

    The New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for all to play. You can play the current day’s Mini Crossword for free, but you’ll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.




    1. ACROSS:
        1. "___ and the City"
        1. Like the numbers 2, 3, 5 and 7
        1. ___-friendly (easy to use)
        1. Prefix meaning "half"
        1. It might be filled with honey
    2. DOWN:
        1. "___ the season …"
        1. Who said "I have nothing to declare except my genius"
        1. A single one is called a "monad"
        1. "___ we there yet?"
        1. Part of a play or movie

          Hope this helps with today’s crossword puzzle! Let me know if you need any more assistance.

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  • Clues And Answers For Thursday January 30


    In case you missed Wednesday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:

    ForbesNYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Wednesday, January 29

    Wondering what Fiona Apple and Tracy Chapman might be? Not sure what “soft rock” refers to? Don’t worry, because I’m here to help you with the answers for today’s NYT Mini crossword.

    The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper’s larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.

    Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, you’ll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.

    To help you avoid getting stuck and having to reveal missing letters, here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Thursday, January 30 (spoilers lie ahead, of course):

    NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers

    NYT Mini Across Answers

    1 Across: Soft rock – TALC

    5 Across: First-string squad – A-TEAM

    7 Across: Soft rock? – MAGMA

    8 Across: Tissue layers, e.g. – PLIES

    9 Across: Fiona Apple and Tracy Chapman, vocally – ALTOS

    NYT Mini Down Answers

    1 Down: Florida’s so-called “Cigar City” – TAMPA

    2 Down: To any degree – AT ALL

    3 Down: Not sketchy, colloquially – LEGIT

    4 Down: Brief role in a movie – CAMEO

    6 Down: Midnight ___ (Christmas service) – MASS

    It took me 1:22 to complete today’s NYT Mini.

    I struggled slightly with this one. I only got the last two answers on the Across side on my first pass. But not quite as I thought 8 Across was “paper.” Oddly enough, enough letters matched the actual answer that I was able to get TAMPA and CAMEO. It was only when I got to MASS that I realized “paper” incorrect.

    It took me a few seconds to puzzle out TALC. The rest of the words fell into place after that.

    Make sure to follow my blog for more coverage of the NYT Mini and other word games, as well as video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot! Also, follow me on Bluesky! It’s fun there.



    Welcome to today’s edition of Clues and Answers! Here are the clues for Thursday, January 30:

    1. This word can mean both a type of fruit and a color.
    2. It is a popular activity where people climb up walls or rocks.
    3. This famous scientist came up with the theory of relativity.

    Can you guess the answers? Share them in the comments below!

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  • Amazon Interview Book 2024: Real Time Interview Questions And Answers


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  • NYT Connections hints and answers for January 29: Tips to solve ‘Connections’ #598.


    Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that’s captured the public’s attention. The game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we’ve served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

    If you just want to be told today’s puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today’s Connections solution. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

    What is Connections?

    The NYT‘s latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications’ Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

    Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there’s only one correct answer.

    If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.

    Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.

    Here’s a hint for today’s Connections categories

    Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:

    Mashable Top Stories

    • Yellow: Belonging to someone

    • Green: This could happen in your sleep

    • Blue: Film franchises

    • Purple: Associated with “house”

    Here are today’s Connections categories

    Need a little extra help? Today’s connections fall into the following categories:

    Looking for Wordle today? Here’s the answer to today’s Wordle.

    Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today’s puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

    Drumroll, please!

    The solution to today’s Connections #598 is…

    What is the answer to Connections today

    • Owned: BORE, HAD, HELD, POSSESSED

    • Things You Might Do in Your Sleep: DREAM, DROOL, SNORE, TALK

    • Movie Series with 2024 Releases: ALIEN, GLADIATOR, VENOM, WICKED

    • ___House: FULL, GINGERBREAD, HAUNTED, WHITE

    Don’t feel down if you didn’t manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we’ll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

    Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today’s Strands.

    If you’re looking for more puzzles, Mashable’s got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

    Not the day you’re after? Here’s the solution to yesterday’s Connections.





    Are you ready to tackle the New York Times Connections puzzle? Here are some hints and answers to help you solve puzzle #598:

    Hints:
    1. The theme for this puzzle is “Odd One Out.” Look for the word or phrase that does not fit with the others in each group.
    2. Pay attention to the number of letters in each word or phrase, as well as any common themes or similarities.
    3. Don’t be afraid to think outside the box and consider alternative interpretations of the clues.

    Answers:
    1. Apple, Orange, Banana, Grapefruit – The odd one out is Grapefruit, as it is the only citrus fruit.
    2. Dog, Cat, Hamster, Parrot – The odd one out is Hamster, as it is the only rodent.
    3. Spring, Summer, Fall, March – The odd one out is March, as it is the only specific month.
    4. Square, Circle, Triangle, Rectangle – The odd one out is Circle, as it is the only shape without straight sides.

    Good luck solving the rest of the puzzle!

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  • Hints And Answers For Wednesday, January 29


    Looking for Tuesday’s Connections hints and answers instead? You can find them here:

    ForbesNYT ‘Connections’ Today: Hints And Answers For Tuesday, January 28

    It’s Wednesday, and you know what that means: it’s time for another round of Connections!

    Over in our little* discussion group on Discord (more on that in a second), a few folks have started sharing their results from Lingule, another daily word game. The idea with that one is to identify the language — or variant thereof — that a certain word stems from. It’s pretty enjoyable! I learn a little something from it. I think you might like it too.

    *Not so little anymore. More than 500 of you have joined us in the two months or so it’s been up and running. Wowzers.

    On that note, I’ve set up a discussion group for Connections and this column on Discord. You can chat about each game (and other topics) with me and other folks. I’m always interested to find out how other people approach the game, so join us! It’s fun.

    It’s also the best way to give me any feedback about the column, especially on the rare(!) occasions that I mess something up.

    Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, January 29, are coming right up.

    How To Play Connections

    Connections is a free, popular New York Times daily word game. You get a new puzzle at midnight every day. You can play on the NYT website or Games app.

    You’re presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by figuring out the links between them. The groups could be things like items you can click, names for research study participants or words preceded by a body part.

    There’s only one solution for each puzzle, and you’ll need to be careful when it comes to words that might fit into more than one category. You can shuffle the words to perhaps help you see links between them.

    Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is usually the most difficult one. The purple group often involves wordplay.

    Select four words you think go together and press Submit. If you make a guess and you’re incorrect, you’ll lose a life. If you’re close to having a correct group, you might see a message telling you that you’re one word away from getting it right, but you’ll still need to figure out which one to swap.

    If you make four mistakes, it’s game over. Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen with the help of some hints, and, if you’re really struggling, today’s Connections answers. As with Wordle and other similar games, it’s easy to share results with your friends on social media and group chats.

    If you have an NYT All Access or Games subscription, you can access the publication’s Connections archive. This includes every previous game of Connections, so you can go back and play any of those that you have missed.

    Aside from the first 60 games or so, you should be able to find my hints for each grid via Google if you need them! Just click here and add the date of the game for which you need clues or the answers to the search query.

    What Are Today’s Connections Hints?

    Scroll slowly! Just after the hints for each of today’s Connections groups, I’ll reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you which words go into them.

    Today’s 16 words are…

    • WICKED
    • GINGERBREAD
    • FULL
    • TALK
    • POSSESSED
    • VENOM
    • ALIEN
    • DROOL
    • HAUNTED
    • DREAM
    • SNORE
    • BORE
    • HAD
    • GLADIATOR
    • WHITE
    • HELD

    And the hints for today’s Connections groups are:

    • Yellow group — it was all yours
    • Green group — we do these perhaps a third of the time
    • Blue group — the latest from Álvarez, Scott, Marcel and Chu
    • Purple group — “fun” and “our” would fit in here

    What Are Today’s Connections Groups?

    Need some extra help?

    Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.

    Today’s Connections groups are…

    • Yellow group — owned
    • Green group — things you might do in your sleep
    • Blue group — movie series with 2024 releases
    • Purple group — ____ house

    What Are Today’s Connections Answers?

    Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Connections answers.

    This is your final warning!

    Today’s Connections answers are…

    • Yellow group — owned (BORE, HAD, HELD, POSSESSED)
    • Green group — things you might do in your sleep (DREAM, DROOL, SNORE, TALK)
    • Blue group — movie series with 2024 releases (ALIEN, GLADIATOR, VENOM, WICKED)
    • Purple group — ____ house (FULL, GINGERBREAD, HAUNTED, WHITE)

    A whopping 14 straight perfect games means my streak now sits at 17 games. Here’s how I fared:

    An identical result to yesterday’s, weirdly enough.

    I wasn’t sure if VENOM had received any Academy Award nominations in the technical categories, because Oscar-nominated movies was my first instinct for that, WICKED, GLADIATOR and ALIEN. But they’re also all the first entries in franchises (especially if you consider WICKED as a prequel to The Wizard of Oz), so I was reasonably confident about bunching those together. My thought process wasn’t quite right, but I’ll take the blues.

    The greens then jumped out at me. I don’t remember my DREAMs very often but I have been told I talk in my sleep.

    The HAUNTED and POSESSED red herring tripped me up for a while, until I realized the link between the former and GINGERBREAD that gave me the purple words. FULL house could be a reference to wither poker of the sitcom of the same name.

    I figured out the yellow connection as well after mentally divorcing POSSESSED from HAUNTED and realized BORE probably didn’t have anything to do with drilling.

    That’s all there is to it for today’s Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog tomorrow for hints and the solution for Thursday’s game if you need them.

    P.S. I was tempted to recommend “Our House” by the brilliant Madness given today’s purple group, but no, I’ll stick with this week’s dance music theme.

    But since we have some movies in the mix, let’s go with a tune from one of my favorite opening scenes of any film. I’ll never forget that bloodbath sequence in Blade, nor will I Pump Panel’s remix of “Confusion” by New Order:

    In case you’re wondering, here’s the original song:

    It’s so different!

    Have a great day! Stay hydrated! Call someone you love!

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    Welcome to today’s edition of Hints And Answers for Wednesday, January 29! Let’s dive into some helpful hints and solutions for your daily challenges and puzzles.

    1. Crossword Puzzle Hint: A five-letter word for “noble gas often used in balloons.” Answer: Helium

    2. Riddle Hint: “I am taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person.” Answer: Pencil

    3. Sudoku Tip: Look for rows, columns, or 3×3 squares with only a few missing numbers. Fill in those numbers to help unveil the solution.

    4. Word Search Trick: Start by scanning for longer words or words with unique letters. This can help you find multiple words at once.

    5. Brain Teaser Answer: The answer to “What has keys but can’t open locks?” is a piano.

    Stay tuned for more hints and answers in our next post! Enjoy solving and challenging your mind.

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  • Clues, answers, spangram on January 28 2025


    WARNING: THERE ARE STRANDS SPOILERS AHEAD! DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT THE JANUARY 28, 2025 STRANDS ANSWER SPOILED FOR YOU.

    Ready?

    OK!

    Have you been playing Strands, the super fun game from the New York Times, the makers of Connections and other brain-teasers like Wordle in which you have to do a search in a jumble of letters and find words based on a theme? It’s pretty fun and sometimes very challenging, so we’re here to help you out with some clues and the answers, including the “Spangram” that connects all the words.

    Let’s start with the clue: Stable supply.

    If you want our help? Think about the other meaning of stable! As for the answers, scroll below the photo below:

    (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

    Crop, Saddle, Reins, Spurs, Bridle, Harness

    The Spangram is … HORSEBACK RIDING.



    Unraveling the Mystery: Clues, Answers, and Spangram – January 28, 2025

    Are you a fan of puzzles and riddles? Join us on January 28, 2025, as we dive into the world of spangrams, a unique word puzzle where the letters of a word are rearranged to form a new word.

    We will be providing clues, answers, and challenging spangrams for you to solve. Test your skills and see if you can crack the code! Stay tuned for more updates and get ready for a fun and brain-teasing adventure. Don’t miss out on this exciting event!

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