Get NYT Connections Hints for March 23, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #651, including word connections and hidden categories.
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SMART: Everyone thinks being smart is great, but have you noticed how lonely smart phones get? They're always waiting for dumb humans to press their buttons.
Think about ways to completely hold someone's focus
These words all mean to captivate or hold firmly
Captivate
GRAB: We spend our lives grabbing things, but what if things are actually grabbing onto us?
Places and beings associated with floating above ground
Things that can be found up in the air
Things with wings
ENTRANCE: Every entrance is actually an exit from somewhere else. So are we really entering, or just leaving in reverse?
Think about timepiece-related terms
Parts or types of watches and timing devices
Words that modify “watch”
ABSORB: We think we absorb knowledge, but maybe knowledge is absorbing us, one fact at a time.
Think about opposites and color
These relate to directions or appearance
Words repeated in “miss mary mack”
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Hint: Captivate
Hint: Things with wings
Hint: Words that modify “watch”
Hint: Words repeated in “miss mary mack”