Get NYT Connections Hints for January 6, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #575, including word connections and hidden categories.
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BLANKET: While humans use blankets for warmth, blankets spend their whole existence trying to hug cold humans. Maybe they're not keeping us warm - they're just desperately seeking our body heat.
When you're out of breath, you might do these
Rapid breathing movements
Breathe hard
UMBRELLA: You think umbrellas protect you from rain? Maybe rain is protecting itself from you.
Words that indicate wide coverage
Each describes something comprehensive or extensive
Catchall
HEAVE: You don't heave objects - objects heave you relative to themselves.
Simple, effortless concepts
Common phrases meaning 'straightforward'
Metaphors for easy things
BUT: Every 'but' in a sentence is just a word's way of apologizing for what came before it.
Look at these as parts of longer words
Common prefixes or suffixes
Synonyms for rear end minus last letter
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Hint: Breathe hard
Hint: Catchall
Hint: Metaphors for easy things
Hint: Synonyms for rear end minus last letter