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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DRYER: Your dryer spends its whole life spinning in circles to keep your clothes warm and fresh, yet you never spin in circles for it. Who's really being taken for a spin here?
Found in a salon or bathroom cabinet
Used for hair styling and maintenance
Used in hair care
RENT: You think you're paying rent to live somewhere, but maybe the building is renting you to feel less empty inside. Who's really hosting whom?
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
ROLLERS: Hair rollers spend their lives helping others look good, but who helps them unwind? Maybe they're just trying to curl up and take a break.
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