Get NYT Connections Hints for March 17, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #645, including word connections and hidden categories.
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PICKUP: You think you're picking things up, but maybe things are picking you up - ever wonder if gravity is just the Earth collecting humans?
You might find these in sewing or weaving
These can be woven or twisted together
Filament
STRAND: DNA strands make us who we are, but maybe we're just cosmic spaghetti having an identity crisis.
Think about lack of restrictions
Concepts about acting without limits
Uninhibitedness
MONSTER: Monsters hide under beds because they're terrified of humans sleeping above them.
Think about waste management and vehicles
Related to collecting and disposing
Kinds of trucks
DUMP: We dump our problems, but maybe our problems are just trying to dump us.
Think about colors and names
Artists and bands names
Bands minus the number five
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Hint: Filament
Hint: Uninhibitedness
Hint: Kinds of trucks
Hint: Bands minus the number five