Get NYT Connections Hints for March 21, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #649, including word connections and hidden categories.
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COMPASS: While humans use a compass to find their way, maybe the compass is trying to find its own direction in life. It spends its whole existence pointing north, but what if it dreams of pointing south?
Think about geometric and conceptual round shapes
Places where things happen or exist
Milieu
STENCIL: A stencil spends its life helping others express themselves, while its own shape never changes. Who's really the creative one here?
Terms often associated with remarkable status
Words that can mean both powerful and famous
Luminary
CIRCLE: Everyone says life comes full circle, but has anyone asked the circle if it's tired of going round and round with no corners to rest at?
Tools used for measuring or creating shapes
Drawing and design implements
Architectural drawing tools
T-SQUARE: Architects use T-squares to draw perfect right angles, but what if the T-square dreams of drawing curves and circles instead?
Think about different types of tests or evaluations
Each can represent a form of assessment or cleansing
Bar ___
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Hint: Milieu
Hint: Luminary
Hint: Architectural drawing tools
Hint: Bar ___