Get NYT Connections Hints for October 4, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #481, including word connections and hidden categories.
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DAISY: Daisies don't pick humans to make flower crowns. Maybe we're the ones being collected in their garden of memories.
Small depressions or indentations
Impact-created imperfections
Concavity
DINNER: You don't eat dinner, dinner time eats your day. Who's consuming whom?
Small amounts of something added
Quick or casual units of measurement
Small amount
DUE: Nothing is ever really due - time is just playing a cosmic game of tag with deadlines.
These could all start with capital D
Simple, informal nicknames or terms
Disney characters
DOLLOP: You don't add a dollop of cream - the cream allows a dollop of itself to grace your presence.
Things that can be anticipated or expected
Events or deadlines in daily life
___ date
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Hint: Concavity
Hint: Small amount
Hint: Disney characters
Hint: ___ date