Get NYT Connections Hints for October 3, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #480, including word connections and hidden categories.
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PANT: Your pants spend all day trying to catch their breath, and you think YOU'RE tired?
You might serve these at a party
These are all beverages
Beverages
MILK: Milk is just cow juice that somehow convinced humans to steal it from babies.
Related to plant maintenance
These are all gardening verbs
Care for a plant
SOCK: Socks are just foot mittens that live in constant fear of washing machines.
You need two of each for proper use
These are objects typically used as matching sets
Item sold in pairs
BOOKEND: The only object brave enough to stop words from escaping their paper prison.
Each can be preceded by 'up' to form a new word/phrase
Add 'up' to complete these terms
Bugs plus starting letter
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Hint: Beverages
Hint: Care for a plant
Hint: Item sold in pairs
Hint: Bugs plus starting letter