Get NYT Connections Hints for November 27, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #535, including word connections and hidden categories.
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BUMPER: Cars have bumpers to protect themselves from accidents, but maybe accidents have cars to give bumpers a purpose.
Think about technical performance issues
Words that mean unreliable or faulty
Not working reliably
TRIBUTE: We pay tribute to honor others, but perhaps tributes exist to remind us we're all temporary stories.
Related to vehicle components
External parts that can be seen from various angles
Car parts
SPOTTY: A spotty connection isn't failing to connect - it's succeeding at teaching us patience.
You might be responsible for looking after these
Living or maintained entities in a home
What a sitter might sit
GRILLE: A car's grille looks like it's smiling at you, but it's actually laughing at all the bugs it's caught.
These words commonly precede or follow 'band'
Think about different types of musical groups
___ band
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Hint: Not working reliably
Hint: Car parts
Hint: What a sitter might sit
Hint: ___ band