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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WORLD: The world doesn't revolve around you - technically, you're revolving around it at 1,037 mph, and it didn't even ask for your consent.
Think about geometric and conceptual round shapes
Places where things happen or exist
Milieu
CHART: Charts organize human data, but what if charts secretly laugh at how humans try to fit the chaos of life into neat little boxes?
Terms often associated with remarkable status
Words that can mean both powerful and famous
Luminary
SCENE: Everyone wants to steal the scene, but has anyone asked the scene if it wants to be stolen?
Tools used for measuring or creating shapes
Drawing and design implements
Architectural drawing tools
LION: You think the lion is the king of the jungle, but maybe it's just a big cat with a really good PR team.
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 ___