Here's your Connections puzzle for Sunday from the NYT. It's hard, as always, but not so tricky as some are – and I have hints if you need some below. What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course.
I've also got daily , and articles if you need help for those too. Today's NYT Connections words are..
. What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? Need more clues? We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles..
. What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. The answers to today's Connections, game #378, are.
.. This is a relatively straightforward selection of Connections words today.
I might quibble over whether yellow is easier than green (I solved the latter first), and I hadn't heard of MAGIC CITY, but that was about it as far as complexity went. I solve the green 'minor ailments' group first, identifying that COLD, COUGH, BUG and CHILL all went nicely together and not being sidetracked by CHILL and WINDY or any other red herrings. Yellow followed soon after, before the traditional pause for the final two groups.
After I while I realized that SIN, WINDY and MOTOR could all be followed CITY, but I didn't have my fourth. However, MAGIC CITY sounded like it should be a thing, and indeed it was (it's Miami, for those of you who, like me, are.