Get NYT Connections Hints for October 12, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #489, including word connections and hidden categories.
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WRAP: We think we wrap things to protect them, but maybe things let themselves be wrapped to protect us from their true nature.
Fabric accessories that can be draped or worn
Different names for similar neckwear garments
Draped accessories
BEAR: You fear meeting a bear in the woods, but bears probably tell scary stories about meeting humans.
Each can function as both a verb and a noun
Ways to handle or endure something
Tolerate
STAND: We think we stand on Earth, but Earth is actually standing on nothing in space.
Noises made by different creatures
Bird and animal vocalizations
Bird onomatopoeia
HOOT: Owls hoot to communicate, but what if they're just reviewing our nighttime behaviors?
Common parts of longer compound words
These can precede other words to form new terms
Starts of cell phone makers
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Hint: Draped accessories
Hint: Tolerate
Hint: Bird onomatopoeia
Hint: Starts of cell phone makers