Get NYT Connections Hints for October 18, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #495, including word connections and hidden categories.
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FLOP: Success seems overrated. I'd rather embrace my inner flop - at least I'm consistently disappointing expectations!
Synonyms for failure or disappointment
Words meaning something didn't succeed
Clunker
CARD: In life's deck of cards, we're all jokers thinking we're aces.
Opportunities or moments
Each one represents a possibility
Opportunity
MISS: They say 'miss' is a near hit, but maybe hits are just near misses.
Often found in a wallet
Ways to pay without cash
Non-cash way to pay
RAINFOREST: The rainforest isn't nature's lungs - it's Earth's way of showing off its hair while we keep trying to give it a baldcut.
Items and services from an online retail giant
Associated with Amazon
Amazon ___
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Hint: Clunker
Hint: Opportunity
Hint: Non-cash way to pay
Hint: Amazon ___