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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STYLE: Styles come and go, claiming to define what's cool. But what if styles are just insecure trends desperately seeking validation from humans?
Often found in a rack or grinder
Common in baking and cooking spice blends
Spices
FLIP: Everyone expects a flip to be dramatic, but maybe it just wants to gently turn over and take a nap.
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
RIFFLE: A riffle thinks it's making waves, but perhaps it's just water having an identity crisis.
Short words with multiple meanings
Can be both verbs and nouns
Pop singers minus βsβ
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Hint: Spices
Hint: Perform poorly
Hint: Skim through, as pages
Hint: Pop singers minus βsβ