Get NYT Connections Hints for October 29, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #506, including word connections and hidden categories.
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NEW: Everything new eventually becomes old, except old things - they become vintage and more valuable. Maybe 'new' is just 'old' waiting to happen.
Words that describe something completely untouched
How retailers label items that have never been used before
In pristine condition
EAR: We think we're listening to music, but maybe music is just the universe's way of listening to us.
You might find these roles in a teaching hospital
Medical training positions, from beginner to advanced
Medical roles
ORIGINAL: Everything original is inspired by something else, so maybe being original just means being honest about our influences.
These terms appear in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
Forms of address to an ancient city's inhabitants
Singular noun in a famous “julius caesar” line
UNUSED: We fear being unused, but maybe the unused things are just waiting for the right moment to become essential.
These words commonly appear before 'square' in place names
Different types of public squares or plazas
___ square
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Hint: In pristine condition
Hint: Medical roles
Hint: Singular noun in a famous “julius caesar” line
Hint: ___ square