This is the New York Times Connections puzzle for Sunday, September 1, 2024, game #448. Use the hints first if you want help solving it; the complete groups are below the spoiler warning.
Hints for Connections #448
- Yellow: Stove-top cuisine?
- Green: Aural areas.
- Blue: Paint it…
- Purple: All could contain something or someone that gets you somewhere.
Answers for September 1
Spoilers ahead: The category labels and all 16 answers are below.
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | COOK IN A PAN | BROWN, CHAR, GRILL, SEAR |
| Green | PARTS OF THE EAR | ANVIL, CANAL, DRUM, HAMMER |
| Blue | SHADES OF BLACK | CHARCOAL, JET, RAVEN, SABLE |
| Purple | WHERE YOU MIGHT FIND “A DRIVER” | GOLF BAG, LIMOUSINE, MOVIE SET, TOOLBOX |
Why the groups fit
Cooking in a pan
BROWN, CHAR, GRILL, and SEAR are ways to cook food in a pan. CHAR is a tempting overlap: it also appears in language associated with black shades, alongside CHARCOAL.
Parts of the ear
ANVIL, CANAL, DRUM, and HAMMER are ear-related anatomical terms. ANVIL and HAMMER can look like tools at first, but they belong with CANAL and DRUM in this group.
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Shades of black
CHARCOAL, JET, RAVEN, and SABLE are terms associated with shades of black.
Where you might find “a driver”
The final group is built around places or things where one might find “a driver”: a GOLF BAG, LIMOUSINE, MOVIE SET, or TOOLBOX. The category wording is the clue; the answer guides do not establish a more specific explanation for MOVIE SET or TOOLBOX.
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Which September 1 puzzle is this?
The date and number identify this historical board: September 1, 2024, Connections #448. Pairing the year with the number avoids confusion with puzzles published on September 1 in other years. Connections is a daily word-association game in which players sort words into groups of four that share a theme, as described by its researchers in a 2024 paper.
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