Get NYT Connections Hints for October 22, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #499, including word connections and hidden categories.
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ENGINEER: Engineers solve complex problems every day, but their biggest bug remains unfixed - finding time to debug their own lives.
Associated with premium quality and craftsmanship
Words related to upscale fashion and goods
Brand-name
VIKING: Vikings conquered the seas, but probably still couldn't conquer their mom's expectations.
These verbs suggest creating or developing something
Words about deliberately bringing something into existence
Devise
LUXURY: Luxury is having everything you want, until you want nothing at all.
Names associated with important missions
Space exploration related names
Nasa spacecraft
HAUTE: Haute couture is fine dining for clothes, but who feeds the soul?
Popular game-related exclamations
Words used in different types of games
Games where you say the game’s name
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Hint: Brand-name
Hint: Devise
Hint: Nasa spacecraft
Hint: Games where you say the game’s name