This is the answer guide for the Saturday, March 15, 2025 edition of NYT Connections, puzzle #643. If you want to solve it yourself first, start with the spoiler-light hints below; the full groups follow.
Hints for Connections #643
- Yellow: Pointed or stiff projections.
- Green: Parts of a stringed instrument.
- Blue: Actions that can occur in legal proceedings.
- Purple: Words from a familiar first-star wishing rhyme.
Connections answers for March 15, 2025
The 16 words in the grid were PEG, SUE, MOVE, NEEDLE, MAY, BARB, NECK, TONIGHT, BRIDGE, MIGHT, WISH, STRING, BRISTLE, SERVE, SPINE, and CHARGE.
Yellow: Sharp protrusion
BARB, BRISTLE, NEEDLE, SPINE
Green: Features of stringed instruments
BRIDGE, NECK, PEG, STRING
Blue: Litigation verbs
CHARGE, MOVE, SERVE, SUE
Purple: In “Star Light, Star Bright”
MAY, MIGHT, TONIGHT, WISH
Why the less obvious words fit
PEG belongs with instrument features as a tuning peg. MOVE is a legal verb when it means to make a motion. MAY, MIGHT, TONIGHT, and WISH appear in the familiar “Star Light, Star Bright” wishing rhyme.
Sources
The answer key and puzzle identification are corroborated by DocumentaryTube, CloudsPress, and Yahoo Entertainment. These are answer guides; this identification is not presented as a direct confirmation from an official NYT archive.
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