This guide covers NYT Connections puzzle #679, published for Sunday, April 20, 2025. Start with the gentle clues, then reveal category names or the complete groups only if you need them.
Spoilers ahead: The hints below progress from broad nudges to category names and then the complete answers.
Gentle hints for Connections #679
- One group is about catching a brief look at something.
- One group involves a familiar do-it-yourself clothing project.
- One group shares an action you can do to each word.
- For the last group, think of a small jump—and a word that can follow each answer.
Category hints
- Yellow: A momentary or partial view.
- Green: Supplies for tie-dyeing a shirt.
- Blue: Things you can crack.
- Purple: Words that come before “hop.”
Connections #679 answers
Stop here if you want to solve the board yourself. The full groups are below.
- Yellow — GLIMPSE: GANDER, GLANCE, LOOK, PEEP.
- Green — NEEDS FOR TIE-DYEING A SHIRT: BASIN, DYE, RUBBER BANDS, SHIRT.
- Blue — THINGS YOU CAN CRACK: CODE, EGG, JOKE, WHIP.
- Purple — WORDS BEFORE “HOP”: BAR, BUNNY, HIP, SOCK.
Board words
The 16 words in puzzle #679 were BAR, JOKE, BUNNY, SHIRT, DYE, WHIP, SOCK, PEEP, EGG, GANDER, HIP, RUBBER BANDS, LOOK, BASIN, CODE, and GLANCE.
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Why some pages dated April 19 cover this puzzle
Connections puzzles appear at midnight in each time zone, so a page published on the evening of April 19 can refer to the puzzle dated Sunday, April 20.
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