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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DOMINO: While humans see dominoes as just a game of falling pieces, to dominoes it's an endless cycle of pushing each other down. Maybe they're trying to teach us about the ripple effects of our actions.
Found in a salon or bathroom cabinet
Used for hair styling and maintenance
Used in hair care
HORSESHOE: We hang horseshoes for luck, but from the horseshoe's perspective, we're just displaying their lost soles as trophies. Talk about adding insult to injury!
Essential modern life services
Bills you need to pay to live comfortably
Monthly expenses
COMB: You think you're using the comb to straighten your hair, but maybe the comb is secretly tangling it just enough to ensure job security.
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