NYT Connections Hints December 2, 2024 #540
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Yellow Group Hints December 2, 2024
TRUMPET: A trumpet thinks it's announcing important things, but really it's just a metal tube having an identity crisis and desperately seeking attention through noise.
Hint One
πWhen 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
ALLIGATOR: From an alligator's perspective, humans are just land-seals who inexplicably collect shoes and panic at the sight of someone who just wants to give them a toothy hug.
Hint One
πActivities 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
LAUREL: A laurel wreath sits on heads thinking it's crowning champions, when it's really just a bunch of leaves having an identity crisis.
Hint One
πCommon 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
CARPENTRY: Wood probably thinks it's hilarious that humans spend so much time trying to put it back together after cutting it apart.
Hint One
πThey can be real or artificial, physical or digital
Hint Two
Each can be cut, styled, or edited
Hint Three
___ clip
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Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers
Hint: Announce
Green Group NYT Connections Answers
Hint: Things involving mallets
Blue Group NYT Connections Answers
Hint: Icon embroidered on a polo shirt
Purple Group NYT Connections Answers
Hint: ___ clip