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These are the hints and answers for the New York Times Connections puzzle from Monday, March 31, 2025, game #659. Try the spoiler-light clues first; the complete groups and word bank are below.
Hints for Connections #659
- A group of past-tense actions involving food points to something consumed.
- These words and phrases can add another point or item to a statement.
- Think of actions or options you might find at a banking machine.
- Each word in the final group can come before the same four-letter word meaning to engage in an activity.
Answers for Monday, March 31
Spoilers below: the four category names and their answers follow.
CONSUMED
ATE, HAD, PUT AWAY, TOOK IN
ALSO
AS WELL, BESIDES, TO BOOT, TOO
ATM OPTIONS
BALANCE, DEPOSIT, TRANSFER, WITHDRAWAL
__PLAY
FORE, HORSE, SCREEN, WORD
The final group completes foreplay, horseplay, screenplay and wordplay. The other groups hinge on food, adding to a statement, and banking actions.
Full word bank
FORE, WORD, DEPOSIT, TOO, PUT AWAY, SCREEN, ATE, BALANCE, BESIDES, HORSE, TRANSFER, TO BOOT, HAD, AS WELL, TOOK IN, WITHDRAWAL.
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