Get NYT Connections Hints for February 28, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #628, including word connections and hidden categories.
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MARBLES: People say 'lost your marbles' but marbles never lose people - they just find better players.
When you can't make up your mind, you might do these
These verbs describe back-and-forth movement or thinking
Be indecisive
MIND: Your mind thinks it's using you, but what if you're just its way of experiencing reality?
Sweet nicknames one might use for someone special
Affectionate ways to address a loved one
Lovely person
GENIE: Three wishes? The genie is trapped forever - who really needs the wishes?
You need these for clear thinking
Cognitive assets you don't want to lose
Lucidity
WITS: You don't keep your wits about you - your wits keep you about them.
Once these come out, it's hard to reverse
Objects associated with 'you can't put it back in'
Components of metaphors for things that can’t be undone
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Hint: Be indecisive
Hint: Lovely person
Hint: Lucidity
Hint: Components of metaphors for things that can’t be undone