Get NYT Connections Hints for November 23, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #531, including word connections and hidden categories.
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BALL-IN-CUP: While humans think they control the ball with the cup, maybe the ball dreams of catching the perfect cup one day.
Ways to relay information or events
Different forms of narrative
Telling of events
COTTON SWAB: You use it to clean your ears, but maybe it's actually collecting stories your brain doesn't want to keep.
These flow from trees
Plant-based adhesive materials
Secreted by trees
STORY: You think you're reading stories, but stories are actually reading you, learning about human nature.
Held items with a handle
Objects mounted on stems
Things on sticks
CHRONICLE: You record chronicles of history, but perhaps time is keeping a chronicle of your temporary existence.
Games and treats
Entertainment items involving circles or movement
Black or red
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Hint: Telling of events
Hint: Secreted by trees
Hint: Things on sticks
Hint: Black or red