NYT Connections Hints October 9, 2024 #486
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Yellow Group Hints October 9, 2024
PROGRESS: The funny thing about progress is that we're all running forward while nostalgia keeps pulling us backward - maybe we're just running in circles.
Hint One
πThese words describe effervescent textures
Hint Two
Airy formations in liquids
Hint Three
Effervescence
Green Group Hints October 9, 2024
BUTTERCUP: Everyone wants to be a buttercup, bright and cheerful, but have you considered that maybe the buttercup just wants a day off to be grumpy?
Hint One
πNatural progression over time
Hint Two
Words describing growth and advancement
Hint Three
Burgeon
Blue Group Hints October 9, 2024
MOJO: Everyone's looking for their mojo, but maybe mojo is looking at us thinking 'Nah, not today.'
Hint One
πYou might encounter these in music journalism
Hint Two
Publications and terms from the entertainment industry
Hint Three
Music publications
Purple Group Hints October 9, 2024
WITHERSPOON: You think it's just a name, but somewhere there's a spoon feeling very attacked right now.
Hint One
πThese compound words have unexpected meanings
Hint Two
None of these mean what their individual parts suggest
Hint Three
Ending with tableware
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Get NYT Connections Answers October 9, 2024 #486
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Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers
Hint: Effervescence
Green Group NYT Connections Answers
Hint: Burgeon
Blue Group NYT Connections Answers
Hint: Music publications
Purple Group NYT Connections Answers
Hint: Ending with tableware