The NYT Connections puzzle for Sunday, June 23, 2024, is game #378. Try the graduated hints below before opening the full solution: the four groups are about settling down, minor ailments, humpback whale actions, and city nicknames.
Hints for Connections #378
These clues move from broad to more revealing. Stop when you have enough to solve a group.
- Calm down.
- Feeling peaky.
- Moby Dick-esque antics.
- The Big Apple, but not that one.
The 16 words
QUIET, MAGIC, COLD, SIN, BUG, BREACH, EASY, ENOUGH, SING, WINDY, DIVE, MOTOR, RELAX, COUGH, SPOUT, CHILL
Full answers for June 23, 2024
Spoilers below.
- Yellow — SETTLE DOWN!: EASY, ENOUGH, QUIET, RELAX
- Green — MINOR AILMENTS: BUG, CHILL, COLD, COUGH
- Blue — WHAT HUMPBACK WHALES DO: BREACH, DIVE, SING, SPOUT
- Purple — ___ CITY NICKNAMES: MAGIC, MOTOR, SIN, WINDY
How the groups fit
Settle down
EASY, ENOUGH, QUIET, and RELAX can all be used to tell someone to settle down: “Easy,” “Enough,” “Quiet,” or “Relax.”
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Minor ailments
BUG, CHILL, COLD, and COUGH point to minor illnesses or symptoms. “Bug” is an informal term for an illness.
Humpback whale actions
BREACH, DIVE, SING, and SPOUT are actions associated with humpback whales.
City nicknames
Add CITY after each word: Magic City, Motor City, Sin City, and Windy City. In the guide’s explanation, Magic City refers to Miami.
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CHILL and WINDY can suggest other associations, which may make the last groups harder to separate. The intended fit is determined by the complete sets: CHILL belongs with the ailments, while WINDY completes the city nicknames.
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- Two teams race to identify their agents from a 5×5 grid, guided by a spymaster who knows each card’s identity
- Spymasters give one-word clues and a number to link multiple cards, encouraging creative thinking
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- Teams may guess up to the clue number plus one, allowing strategic risks or revisiting old clues
TechRadar’s June 23 guide provides the board, hints, and group explanations. DocumentaryTube’s answer guide reports the same categories and solution.
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