Get NYT Connections Hints for December 3, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #541, including word connections and hidden categories.
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GRAMMY: Everyone wants a Grammy until they realize it's just a tiny golden gramophone that can't even play music. Talk about false advertising.
Think about an influential TV family from New Jersey
Main characters from a critically acclaimed HBO drama series
Sopranos
TONY: People dream of winning a Tony, but Tony just wants to win at being himself. Be like Tony.
Informal or shortened names for relatives
Common family nicknames across different cultures
Familial nicknames
MUMMY: You think mummies are wrapped up in themselves, but maybe they're just trying to hold it all together, like the rest of us.
Beloved characters from children's educational TV
Residents of a place where sunny days sweep the clouds away
“sesame street” characters
CARMELA: Carmela might be your name, but somewhere there's a carmela wondering why you're wearing her identity.
Four-letter nicknames commonly ending in 'ie' or 'y'
Diminutive forms of longer female names
Names that sound like two letters
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Hint: Sopranos
Hint: Familial nicknames
Hint: “sesame street” characters
Hint: Names that sound like two letters