Alright, so I’ve been reading through this Friday’s NYT Connections article, and it’s quite an engaging mix of puzzles and storylines. Let’s break it down and see how we can keep things interesting and help each other out.
First, the article introduces a new game called NYT Connections, which is a puzzle similar to Wordle but with more structured hints. The goal is to group four words into four categories, each with a color code (yellow for easiest, green for hardest, blue and purple for medium difficulty). The hints for today are listed, including a list of 16 words and explanations for each hint group.
One thing that jumps out at me is the hint for today’s puzzle: “desist.” The answer provided is “abastain, avoid, cease, refrain.” Let me think about how these words could fit together. “Abstain” makes sense in the context of refusing a command, “avoid” is a verb meaning to avoid something, “continue” isn’t directly in the list, but “refrain” modifies verbs like “תחושת,” which are prohibited. Maybe this is a trick, using “refrain” to include words that are prohibited silently or overtly. That’s clever!
For the green group, the hints mention “card games,” leading to the selection of “brIDGE, hearts, speed, spoons.” I’ve heard of “hearts” in bridge, “spoons” as a card game, and “speed” perhaps as a trick card. Bridge is a trick card specific to bridge bridges, and “hearts” refers to a trick card in bridge, making “hearts” a good fit for the green group.
The blue and purple groups are a bit more challenging. The purple group is suggested to contain “second words of Peter Pan characters,” which might relate to the song “Bells.” That connection makes sense because ” bells” is a reference to the character in PTP. So, pointing out the “Bells” group as a hint leads to its deduction accurately.
The green group containing “BRIDGE, HEARTS, SPEED, SPOONS” seems jarring because bridge, hearts, and spoons are commonly associated with bridge, though “s港口,” actually, “s Bottle” (which don’t exist), so “sotional” might mean “sViolent.” But here, “sotional” is “refrain,” which is a prohibited verb, so that’s an aside and unimportant. “Speed,” with its closest official meaning unrelated, could be used as a trick card. “Hearts” is a trick card as well. So, what’s left is “Bridges,” which is the card game “Bridge,” “Hearts” as a trick card, “Sockets,” which is a trick card, and “Spoons,” a wordless card game. So, probably, the green group is “Bridges,” trick cards, “sockets,” “Spoons.”
The yellow group refers to ” halt or steer clear.” The words here are “abstain, avoid, cease, refund.” “Abstain” means to not act or respond, “avoid” is to not do something, “assign” is not directly in the list, but “refrain” is a verb used to exclude a command or action when it’s forbidden. So, this group is acting as a trick, using “refrain” to include words that are banned, more or less silently.
For today, the NYT Connections groups are:
– Yellow: abastain, avoid, cease, refund
– Green: card games (bridge,ports, speed, spoons)
– Blue: elements of Greek drama (chorus, hero, hubris, tragic)
– Purple: second words of Peter Pan characters (Bells)
And the answers for the Kentucky Connections column are:
– Yellow (abastain, avoid, cease, refund): steinberg
– Green (card games: bridge, ports, speed, spoons): bridge, ports, speed, spoons
– Blue ( Greek drama: chorus, hero, hubris, tragic): chorus, hero, hubris, tragic
– Purple (second words of Peter Pan characters: Bells): bells
Wait, the Purple group hints at “the second words of Peter Pan characters.” The “second words” of “Port” (as in “ptions”), “hero,” “hubris,” and “tragic” would be ” Port,” “hero,” “hubris,” and “tragic.” So, “Bells” refers to the trick card for bridge, hubris is a trick card, “,axis song places.” Hmm, or perhaps in the group, this might be referring to “Port” and “Bells.” I’m not entirely sure, but it’s a bit of a stretch since “bell” refers more to the character rather than a moviewalking.
Anyways, I think we’re Fighting to get through today’s game and I can’t wait to play some more in the future with the NYT Connections. Keep checking out the blog for more puzzles and storylines! Until next time.Thanks.
