The January 16, 2025, edition of Connections was puzzle #585. Start with the spoiler-light category clues below; the complete four groups and their words are farther down.
Hints for Connections #585
These clues follow the puzzle’s four groups in order, from the least specific to the most revealing:
- Think about money, economics, and exchanging goods or services.
- These are items installed on or attached to a wall.
- The words connect to covert operations.
- Each word can come before the same three-letter word for a medium-sized rodent.
Full answers for January 16, 2025
Spoilers ahead: the complete categories and answers are listed below.
Buying and selling
BUSINESS, COMMERCE, MARKET, TRADE
Installed on a wall
BASEBOARD, OUTLET, SCONCE, SWITCH
Spy
AGENT, ASSET, MOLE, PLANT
___ RAT
GYM, MALL, PACK, RUG
Puzzle identification
This is the historical Thursday, January 16, 2025, puzzle, identified as #585. Parade and Try Hard Guides publish the same categories and answers: Parade’s January 16 guide and Try Hard Guides’ answer page. These are secondary answer guides; the original NYT puzzle archive is not cited here.
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