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NYT Connections Hints March 25, 2025 #653

Get NYT Connections Hints for March 25, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #653, including word connections and hidden categories.

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Yellow Group Hints March 25, 2025

MUD: Mud doesn't actually get dirty - it just gets more human all over it.

Hint One

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Some of these items are known for their contrasting colors

Hint Two

Think about iconic things that come in monochrome

Hint Three

Black-and-white things

Green Group Hints March 25, 2025

ABLE: Sometimes being able is less impressive than being disabled from trying too hard.

Hint One

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Try rearranging the letters - they're very close

Hint Two

These are four-letter anagrams of each other

Hint Three

Anagrams

Blue Group Hints March 25, 2025

A BELL: The bell doesn't ring for you, you ring for the bell's amusement.

Hint One

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Think about what these might be nicknames for

Hint Two

These are shortened versions of presidential names

Hint Three

U.s. presidential nicknames

Purple Group Hints March 25, 2025

ABE: Honest Abe was so honest, he made lying feel dishonest about itself.

Hint One

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Think about what word could precede each of these

Hint Two

These all complete phrases when preceded by 'CRYSTAL'

Hint Three

Clear as ___

Get NYT Connections Answers March 25, 2025 #653

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Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Black-and-white things

CROSSWORD
OREO
PANDA
TUXEDO

Green Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Anagrams

ABEL
ABLE
BALE
BELA

Blue Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: U.s. presidential nicknames

ABE
CAL
DICK
TEDDY

Purple Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Clear as ___

A BELL
CRYSTAL
DAY
MUD