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Hints for Connections #612
Try these nudges before reading the solution:
- One group consists of records or documents connected with ownership.
- Another contains things that might make up a variety-show program.
- Think of familiar items associated with four members of the Simpson family.
- For the trickiest group, look at the beginning of each word and think of a song title.
Spoiler warning: February 12 answers
The complete solution is below.
Yellow: Documents of ownership
Certificate, Deed, Receipt, Title
Green: Bits in a variety show
Dance, Monologue, Sketch, Song
Blue: Props for characters on The Simpsons
Donut, Pacifier, Saxophone, Skateboard
The associations are a donut for Homer, a pacifier for Maggie, a saxophone for Lisa, and a skateboard for Bart.
Purple: Starting with “Shake, Rattle and Roll”
Android, Rattlesnake, Rollerblade, Shakespeare
The word beginnings map to “and,” “rattle,” “roll,” and “shake,” respectively—the components of the song title rearranged in the answer set.
How difficult was puzzle #612?
Yahoo’s February 12, 2025, answer guide relayed a 4-out-of-5 difficulty rating attributed to the Connections Companion. That is a reported assessment, not an established official New York Times rating, and no rating method was specified. Read the Yahoo guide.
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Sources
The answer sets are also listed in The Times of India’s February 12, 2025, guide. Both sources are secondary answer guides; the puzzle is historical. Read The Times of India guide.
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