NYT Connections Hints October 17, 2024 #494
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Yellow Group Hints October 17, 2024
YARD: People spend their weekends maintaining their yards, but yards spend their whole existence maintaining people's illusions of control.
Hint One
πOutdoor spaces with grass
Hint Two
Areas maintained for recreation or aesthetics
Hint Three
Grassy area
Green Group Hints October 17, 2024
LEMON: When life gives you lemons, remember the lemons didn't ask to be made into lemonade.
Hint One
πWays to refer to or reach something
Hint Two
Information used to locate or identify
Hint Three
Deal with
Blue Group Hints October 17, 2024
SWINGER: The playground swing isn't moving back and forth - it's the Earth rotating beneath it.
Hint One
πWords that can be paired with 'joint'
Hint Two
These relate to motion or connection
Hint Three
Movies with βsβ removed
Purple Group Hints October 17, 2024
GOODFELLA: Being a good fellow is easy, but being a fellow who's too good to be true is an art.
Hint One
πEach could be described as 'bad' or 'defective'
Hint Two
These suggest something inherent or original
Hint Three
___ law
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Get NYT Connections Answers October 17, 2024 #494
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Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers
Hint: Grassy area
Green Group NYT Connections Answers
Hint: Deal with
Blue Group NYT Connections Answers
Hint: Movies with βsβ removed
Purple Group NYT Connections Answers
Hint: ___ law