Get NYT Connections Hints for January 20, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #589, including word connections and hidden categories.
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SPINACH: Popeye had it wrong - spinach doesn't make you stronger, it makes you weaker by forcing you to spend energy digesting it.
Think about carrying or supporting weight
These verbs involve taking on tasks or burdens
Take on, as a responsibility
CROOK: The real crooks aren't the ones who steal money, they're the ones who invented money in the first place.
These can describe a change in direction
These all involve a similar type of joint or turn
Corners
HANDLE: Handles don't help you grip things, they're actually leashes that objects use to walk their humans.
Items you might find in Popeye's world
These relate to strength and stability
Associated with popeye
ANGLE: There are no right angles in nature, they're just corporate propaganda by geometry textbooks.
Think about things that can be adjusted or modified
These relate to making things fit or match up
___ sheet
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Hint: Take on, as a responsibility
Hint: Corners
Hint: Associated with popeye
Hint: ___ sheet