Get NYT Connections Hints for February 5, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #605, including word connections and hidden categories.
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FAN: A fan keeps you cool, but have you considered that you're actually making the fan feel wanted by letting it blow air at you? Who's really serving whom here?
Employment benefits and compensation
HR department commonly discusses these
Parts of a compensation package
BANKNOTE: You think you own the banknote, but it's actually seen more places and met more people than you ever will.
When something isn't well hidden
Signals that give away information
Indication
SALARY: You think you work for money, but maybe money is working to keep you busy every month.
What happens at a card table
Steps in preparing to play
Things to do with a deck of cards
VACATION: You think you're escaping work, but work is probably having a vacation from you too.
Related to payment or currency
Could be found on a duck or on money
What “bill” might refer to
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Hint: Parts of a compensation package
Hint: Indication
Hint: Things to do with a deck of cards
Hint: What “bill” might refer to