The New York Times Connections puzzle for Saturday, March 29, 2025, was game #657. Below are spoiler-light hints first, followed by the four categories, their answers and the complete 16-word board.
Hints for Connections #657
- Yellow: Think about things you might find at a formal dinner table.
- Green: Each answer can describe a type of shorts.
- Blue: These words appear as nouns in a well-known palindrome about Panama.
- Purple: Each answer is the title of a movie released in 1985.
Connections categories and answers for March 29
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
The words form the phrase “A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!”
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Purple: Movies from 1985
Brazil, Clue, Commando, Witness
All 16 words in the March 29 puzzle
Silver, Bike, Boxer, Panama, Bermuda, Clue, Man, Commando, Crystal, Brazil, Witness, China, Plan, Cargo, Linen, Canal.
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Why the groups can be tricky
Some words invite competing associations: Panama may bring the country or a hat to mind, while Bermuda points toward shorts. For the movie group, the link is not a shared genre or cast member; Brazil, Clue, Commando and Witness are all 1985 films.
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