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Repair Windows errors before they cause bigger problemsFix Now →Fix the driver behind crashes, sound loss and screen glitchesFind Drivers →The Monday, April 28, 2025, NYT Connections puzzle is game #687. Its four groups are HAIR PRODUCTS, AUSTERE, CLUES AT A CRIME SCENE, and WEARY. If you want to solve it yourself first, the hints below give the category themes before the full grid.
Hints for Connections #687
- One group contains things used to style hair.
- One group describes something plain or without excess.
- One group consists of evidence that may be found at a crime scene.
- One group contains verbs meaning to make someone tired.
Answers for Monday, April 28
The complete solution, with the categories and their words, is:
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | HAIR PRODUCTS | GEL, MOUSSE, SPRAY, WAX |
| Green | AUSTERE | BARE, PLAIN, SIMPLE, SPARE |
| Blue | CLUES AT A CRIME SCENE | FIBER, FINGERPRINT, HAIR, TIRE MARK |
| Purple | WEARY | BORE, DRAIN, EXHAUST, TIRE |
The grid’s trickiest overlaps are HAIR and TIRE: HAIR is evidence in the crime-scene group, while TIRE belongs with words meaning to make weary. EXHAUST also fits that latter meaning, rather than forming an automotive group with TIRE. These groupings are corroborated by TechRadar’s April 28 answer guide and ComicBook.com’s date-specific guide.
How Connections groups work
Connections presents 16 words and asks players to sort them into four groups of four based on a shared link. Colors mark relative difficulty, from yellow as the easiest to purple as the hardest. You can play the game on the NYT Games website.
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