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Hints for Connections #740
Work through these clues from broad to more revealing. The four hints are editorial clues, not official category names.
- These words belong in a sewing kit.
- These are ways to capture something on video.
- Add “The” before each to get the name of a pro-wrestling icon.
- Put “wax” before each word to make a familiar phrase.
Full answers for June 20, 2025
Spoilers: The complete groups and words are below.
- Items in a sewing kit: BUTTON, NEEDLE, SCISSORS, THREAD
- Capture on video: FILM, RECORD, SHOOT, TAPE
- Pro-wrestling icons, with “The”: HITMAN, ROCK, SNAKE, UNDERTAKER
- WAX ___: MUSEUM, PAPER, POETIC, SEAL
The 16 words in the puzzle
The grid contained ROCK, FILM, SEAL, SCISSORS, POETIC, PAPER, BUTTON, MUSEUM, SNAKE, SHOOT, THREAD, HITMAN, RECORD, NEEDLE, UNDERTAKER, and TAPE.
How the answer key is corroborated
Parade, Try Hard Guides, TechRadar, and WordHint reproduce the same four categories and word sets. These are secondary answer guides; the original NYT puzzle page was not independently verified, so this answer key is attributed to the archived guides rather than presented as a direct official confirmation.
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- Parade’s June 20 hints and answers
- Try Hard Guides’ answer guide
- TechRadar’s hints and solution
- WordHint’s archived answer key
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