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1Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errors2Fix the driver behind crashes, sound loss and screen glitches3Repair Windows errors before they cause bigger problemsNYT Connections puzzle #201 was published on Friday, December 29, 2023. Try the four clues below in order, from least to most revealing; the complete groups are under a spoiler warning farther down.
Connections #201 hints for December 29
Use each clue to look for a set of four related words. Stop before the next clue if you want to preserve more of the challenge.
- Certain clothes.
- Different ways to say something is awesome.
- Words that spell something specific out.
- They can all share the same second word.
These clues and the answer groupings below are from Parade’s December 29, 2023 guide by Kelsey Pelzer.
Spoiler: Connections #201 answers
Stop here if you still want to solve the board. The four categories and their words are:
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- SHIRTS: CROP, POLO, TANK, TEE.
- COOL, IN ’80S SLANG: BAD, FLY, FRESH, RAD.
- LETTER SPELLINGS: BEE, EX, GEE, JAY.
- _____ GEORGE: BOY, BY, CURIOUS, SAINT.
How the game works
Connections presents 16 words and asks players to find four groups of four that share a theme. The groups are color-coded by difficulty: yellow is easiest and purple is trickiest. Some words can plausibly fit more than one category, so identifying a tempting overlap is part of the puzzle. The New York Times says editors curate the word lists and categories using the Oxford Dictionary. See the NYT Connections Help Center for its rules and access details.
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The daily puzzle releases at midnight in the player’s timezone. NYT lists the Games app, nytimes.com/games/connections, nytimes.com/theathletic, and the News app as places to play. The Help Center says the archive reaches back to June 12, 2023, which includes puzzle #201, and that archive access is available to All Access and Games subscribers.
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