Spoiler warning: This is the NYT Connections puzzle published Thursday, November 21, 2024, numbered #529. Start with the graduated hints below; the complete answer key follows under a spoiler label.
Graduated hints for Connections #529
- Look for familiar kinds of shirts.
- One group consists of spheres associated with milk tea.
- Think of familiar shortened words for marine invertebrates.
- The final group uses beginnings of pasta names, not complete pasta names.
Answers for November 21, 2024
Spoilers below.
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Kinds of shirts | FLANNEL, OXFORD, POLO, TEE |
| Green | Spheres in milk tea | BOBA, BUBBLE, PEARL, TAPIOCA |
| Blue | Marine invertebrates, familiarly | CORAL, JELLY, SPONGE, STAR |
| Purple | Starts of pasta names | FETT, PENN, TORTE, ZIT |
How the categories fit
Yellow: Kinds of shirts
Flannel, Oxford, polo and tee are familiar terms for shirt types.
Green: Spheres in milk tea
Boba, bubble, pearl and tapioca are terms associated with the chewy spheres or toppings in milk tea. The words are grouped by their association with the drink; they are not necessarily interchangeable on every menu or across regions.
Blue: Marine invertebrates, familiarly
Coral, jelly, sponge and star point to familiar marine-organism names such as jellyfish and starfish. “Familiarly” signals an everyday-language grouping rather than a strict taxonomic classification.
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Purple: Starts of pasta names
Each entry is a word fragment that begins a pasta name: FETT starts fettuccine, PENN starts penne, TORTE starts tortellini, and ZIT starts ziti. The answers are beginnings, not full pasta names.
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