Get NYT Connections Hints for December 2, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #540, including word connections and hidden categories.
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CROQUET: While humans think they're playing a sophisticated game, the croquet balls are actually hosting underground therapy sessions for mallets with anger management issues.
When you want to make something known officially
Ways to announce or proclaim something important
Announce
WHAC-A-MOLE: The moles actually run an underground resistance movement, purposely popping up to test human reflexes while laughing at our primitive arcade entertainment.
Activities requiring skilled hand-eye coordination
Hitting or striking is involved in each
Things involving mallets
XYLOPHONE: A xylophone is just a bunch of metal bars that got tired of being construction materials and decided to make a career in music instead.
Common symbols or identifiers in fashion and sports
Recognizable logos or emblems
Icon embroidered on a polo shirt
SWOOSH: The swoosh sound is just air bragging about how it can make sports equipment look cooler than it actually is.
They can be real or artificial, physical or digital
Each can be cut, styled, or edited
___ clip
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Hint: Announce
Hint: Things involving mallets
Hint: Icon embroidered on a polo shirt
Hint: ___ clip