NYT Connections #279, published for Saturday, March 16, 2024, groups the 16 words around getting smaller, airline classes, applicant screening, and notable TV episodes. Start with the spoiler-free hints below, then reveal the category names and answers when you’re ready.
Hints for Connections #279
Try these clues before looking at the categories or answers:
- Compress: Think of different ways to make something smaller.
- Cabins: Consider the names of airline seating classes.
- Look into a candidate: These words can describe ways to examine an applicant.
- Key parts of a series: Think of notable kinds of television episodes.
Category names
The four categories are Get smaller, Airline classes, Examine, as an applicant, and Notable TV episodes.
Connections #279 answers
Spoilers below.
| Category | Words |
|---|---|
| Get smaller | CONTRACT, LESSEN, REDUCE, SHRINK |
| Airline classes | BUSINESS, COACH, FIRST, PREMIUM |
| Examine, as an applicant | CHECK, REVIEW, SCREEN, VET |
| Notable TV episodes | FINALE, PILOT, PREMIERE, SPECIAL |
Why two groups can be easy to mix up
FIRST, PILOT, and PREMIERE all suggest beginnings, so they may look like a group. In this puzzle, PILOT and PREMIERE instead belong with FINALE and SPECIAL as notable TV episodes; FIRST goes with the airline-class words. PREMIUM fits that group as in “premium economy,” alongside BUSINESS and COACH.
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How Connections works
Connections gives you 16 words and asks you to sort them into four groups of four that share a connection. The New York Times Help Center says the color-coded groups range from yellow, the easiest, to purple, the trickiest. Some words may appear to fit more than one category, but each puzzle has one solution. The game releases at midnight in the player’s timezone. See the NYT Help Center’s Connections page for current play and access details.
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