Get NYT Connections Hints for November 14, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #522, including word connections and hidden categories.
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DRAIN: You think you're cleaning the sink, but from the drain's perspective, you're just sending more stuff down its throat. Who's really using who?
When something loses its energy or resources
Actions that reduce strength or capacity
Deplete
SHRED: Papers fear me, but I'm really just helping them reach their final form - confetti. I'm not destroying, I'm celebrating!
Things you might do when playing an instrument
Related to guitar performance
Play music with passion
TAX: I'm not taking your money, I'm just borrowing it forever. Think of me as your government's subscription service.
Final steps in a transaction
Elements of completing a payment
Words on a restaurant receipt
TIP: I'm just trying to make ends meet, and they call it 'optional.' Try living on the edge of a receipt.
Ways ingredients might come packaged
Various physical formats of consumable items
Forms of sugar
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Hint: Deplete
Hint: Play music with passion
Hint: Words on a restaurant receipt
Hint: Forms of sugar