Get NYT Connections Hints for January 18, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #587, including word connections and hidden categories.
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LABEL: Labels claim to identify things, but what if things secretly identify with different labels than we give them?
When something compels you from within
Synonyms for a strong internal motivation
Desire
TRACK: We make tracks to show where we've been, but what if the tracks are actually following us?
Sharp or pointed extensions
Natural and artificial pointy objects
Barb
TABLES: We eat at tables, but tables have watched every family drama for generations. Who's really serving who?
Key elements in music distribution
Essential components of recorded music
Info on a record
THORN: Thorns protect roses, yet humans remove them. Perhaps we're the real threats roses need protection from.
These words can follow 'turn the...'
Things that can shift or rotate in different contexts
Turn the ___
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Hint: Desire
Hint: Barb
Hint: Info on a record
Hint: Turn the ___