Get NYT Connections Hints for March 11, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #639, including word connections and hidden categories.
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FOOTBALL: What if the football feels kicked around by life, just like we do?
These words all suggest moving away from the usual path
Different ways to shift from status quo
Variation from the norm
KEYS: Keys don't unlock doors - they unlock doors' trust issues.
Devices used for communication
Electronic or mechanical ways to reach someone
Things that ring
CHANGE: Change isn't scared of us, we're scared of it - and change finds that hilarious.
Personal or sporting items often made from hide
Things traditionally crafted from animal skin
Things traditionally made of leather
INTERCOM: The intercom isn't connecting people, it's a lonely device trying to make friends.
Could be found in both music and mythology
Special or remarkable things and beings
Singer-songwriter pianists
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Hint: Variation from the norm
Hint: Things that ring
Hint: Things traditionally made of leather
Hint: Singer-songwriter pianists