Get NYT Connections Hints for November 18, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #526, including word connections and hidden categories.
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FIDDLER: A fiddler plays their heart out, but did you ever wonder if the fiddle wanted to play a different tune? Maybe it's tired of being second fiddle to human creativity.
Found in a salon or bathroom cabinet
Used for hair styling and maintenance
Used in hair care
INTERNET: We think we're browsing the internet, but what if the internet is actually browsing us? Every click you make, it's taking notes, wondering why humans spend so much time looking at cat videos.
Essential modern life services
Bills you need to pay to live comfortably
Monthly expenses
GAS: We think we're using gas to power our cars, but maybe gas is using our cars to explore the world. Every road trip is actually its vacation.
Black and white patterns appear here
These can involve counting or matching
Things with spots
PHONE: A phone's lifespan is 3-5 years, while humans live 70-100 years. To us, phones are temporary, but to each phone, you are its entire lifetime. Maybe it's time to put down your work and spend more time with your phone.
Related to coastal or beach areas
Types of creatures or their namesakes
___ crab
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Hint: Used in hair care
Hint: Monthly expenses
Hint: Things with spots
Hint: ___ crab