Get NYT Connections Hints for February 23, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #623, including word connections and hidden categories.
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TEA: Tea leaves spend their whole lives preparing for one perfect moment in hot water. Humans could learn from that.
Rub together
JAM: Fruits sacrifice their wholeness to become jam, just so humans can spread their remains on toast.
Ways to preserve food
GRIND: Coffee beans get ground up to make us happy. Maybe they're laughing at how dependent we've become.
Breakfast condiments
GUTS: Having guts isn't about bravery, it's about having the courage to digest your problems.
Proverbial things that are spilled
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Hint: Rub together
Hint: Ways to preserve food
Hint: Breakfast condiments
Hint: Proverbial things that are spilled