Get NYT Connections Hints for January 10, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #579, including word connections and hidden categories.
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ORANGE: An orange doesn't worry about other fruits. It's too busy being the only fruit named after its color.
Think about leaning on something or someone
Words expressing reliance or contingency
Be contingent (on)
HINGE: Without me, you'd all be walking through walls. You're welcome. Signed, The Hinge.
When someone tells you to take it...
Synonyms for being calm or at peace
“calm down”
DEPEND: The irony of independence is that it depends on so many things.
Key ingredients in a specific beverage
Essential components of a classic cocktail
Ingredients in an old fashioned
CHILL: The more you try to be chill, the less chill you become. That's the law of inverse chillness.
Related to a well-known game show scenario
Monty Hall problem components
Featured in the monty hall problem
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Hint: Be contingent (on)
Hint: “calm down”
Hint: Ingredients in an old fashioned
Hint: Featured in the monty hall problem