Get NYT Connections Hints for December 11, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #549, including word connections and hidden categories.
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PRIMATE: We study primates in zoos, but somewhere there's probably a parallel universe where apes run research facilities studying humans who throw paper airplanes at work.
Mythical locations symbolizing ultimate bliss
Utopian realms in literature and mythology
Utopia
SNOWGLOBE: You shake a snowglobe to watch the snow fall, but from inside, you're just the giant who keeps causing earthquakes in their perfectly peaceful world.
Objects containing liquid or movable parts
Items that respond to physical movement
Things you shake
PAYPAL: PayPal helps you send money to friends, but who helps the money cope with its constant abandonment issues?
Branded activities or platforms with global reach
Names that have become part of contemporary lifestyle
Proper noun portmanteaux
SEVENTH HEAVEN: Everybody talks about seventh heaven, but what happened to the first six? Probably got tired of humans and retired.
Words that have significance beyond their literal meaning
Each represents something iconic in its respective domain
Ending in synonyms for “friend”
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Hint: Utopia
Hint: Things you shake
Hint: Proper noun portmanteaux
Hint: Ending in synonyms for “friend”