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NYT Connections #657, dated Saturday, March 29, 2025, groups its 16 words around fancy-dining materials, kinds of shorts, nouns in a famous palindrome, and movies released in 1985. Spoiler-safe hints come first; the complete groups are below.
Words in Connections #657
The 16 words are SILVER, BIKE, BOXER, PANAMA, BERMUDA, CLUE, MAN, COMMANDO, CRYSTAL, BRAZIL, WITNESS, CHINA, PLAN, CARGO, LINEN, and CANAL.
Spoiler-free hints
- Yellow: Upper-class table setting
- Green: Varieties of summer clothing
- Blue: A legendary play on words
- Purple: Big-screen hits of the 1980s
Connections answers for March 29
Spoilers below. The complete categories and word groups are:
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Materials associated with fancy dining | CHINA, CRYSTAL, LINEN, SILVER |
| Green | Kinds of shorts | BERMUDA, BIKE, BOXER, CARGO |
| Blue | Nouns in a famous palindrome | CANAL, MAN, PANAMA, PLAN |
| Purple | Movies from 1985 | BRAZIL, CLUE, COMMANDO, WITNESS |
The categories and groupings are reported by TechRadar and also appear in Yahoo Entertainment’s March 28 guide and its March 29 guide.
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