Get NYT Connections Hints for December 15, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #553, including word connections and hidden categories.
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LEAF: Everyone celebrates when leaves turn beautiful colors in fall, but nobody asks if they actually want to change. Maybe they're tired of this seasonal pressure to transform.
Often found in a rack or grinder
Common in baking and cooking spice blends
Spices
MACE: A mace thinks it's tough, but deep down it's just a stick with trust issues.
Not succeeding with grace
Describes poor performance
Perform poorly
CLOVE: Cloves think they're so special with their intense flavor, but maybe they're just overcompensating for being so small.
Quick movements with reading material
Ways to navigate through paper items
Skim through, as pages
NUTMEG: Nutmeg brags about being exotic, but deep down it knows it's just cinnamon's quirky cousin.
Short words with multiple meanings
Can be both verbs and nouns
Pop singers minus āsā
ā ļø Spoiler Warning!
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Hint: Spices
Hint: Perform poorly
Hint: Skim through, as pages
Hint: Pop singers minus āsā