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NYT Connections Hints December 2, 2024 #540

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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Yellow Group Hints December 2, 2024

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.

Hint One

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When you want to make something known officially

Hint Two

Ways to announce or proclaim something important

Hint Three

Announce

Green Group Hints December 2, 2024

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.

Hint One

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Activities requiring skilled hand-eye coordination

Hint Two

Hitting or striking is involved in each

Hint Three

Things involving mallets

Blue Group Hints December 2, 2024

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.

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

Common symbols or identifiers in fashion and sports

Hint Two

Recognizable logos or emblems

Hint Three

Icon embroidered on a polo shirt

Purple Group Hints December 2, 2024

SWOOSH: The swoosh sound is just air bragging about how it can make sports equipment look cooler than it actually is.

Hint One

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They can be real or artificial, physical or digital

Hint Two

Each can be cut, styled, or edited

Hint Three

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Get NYT Connections Answers December 2, 2024 #540

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Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Announce

BROADCAST
DECLARE
HERALD
TRUMPET

Green Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Things involving mallets

CARPENTRY
CROQUET
WHAC-A-MOLE
XYLOPHONE

Blue Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Icon embroidered on a polo shirt

CROCODILE
LAUREL
POLO PLAYER
SWOOSH

Purple Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: ___ clip

ALLIGATOR
HAIR
PAPER
VIDEO