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
EXAM: You think you're taking the exam, but maybe the exam is actually testing itself to see if it's difficult enough to make you struggle.
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
GREAT: People strive to be great, but maybe being great is just being trapped in others' expectations forever.
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 ___