Get NYT Connections Hints for January 27, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #596, including word connections and hidden categories.
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EXTRA: When someone calls you 'extra', remember that regular things go on sale, but extras are always special edition.
Actions related to testing or trying something
Small amounts for evaluation
Small amount of food to try
BARK: Dogs bark at strangers to protect their humans, but maybe they're actually warning strangers about how much their humans talk about them.
Covering or exterior parts
Found on plants and animals
Protective coverings in nature
VIRGIN: Virgin olive oil isn't pure, it's just olive juice that hasn't dated other bottles yet.
Descriptors of a specific food grade
Words often seen together on certain bottles
“extra virgin olive oil”
MOUTHFUL: A mouthful of food is just your teeth giving group hugs to their meals.
Things that might appear in suspenseful scenes
Objects and concepts from 'The Shining'
Seen in “the shining”
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Hint: Small amount of food to try
Hint: Protective coverings in nature
Hint: “extra virgin olive oil”
Hint: Seen in “the shining”