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Here are spoiler-light clues first, followed by the four category names and the complete answer sets for the archived NYT Connections puzzle from Sunday, August 3, 2025, game #784.
Hints for Connections #784
Try these clues before revealing the categories:
- Things a mockingbird does.
- Games you might play to keep fit.
- A famous song from Wicked.
- Musical groups named after animals, with a creative spelling in each band name.
What are the four Connections categories?
- EMULATE
- SPORTS
- MANIA
- SINGLE ANIMAL IN A CREATIVELY SPELLED BAND NAME
What are the answers for game #784?
- EMULATE: COPY, ECHO, MIRROR, PARROT
- SPORTS: CRICKET, GOLF, POLO, SQUASH
- MANIA: BUG, CRAZE, FAD, FEVER
- SINGLE ANIMAL IN A CREATIVELY SPELLED BAND NAME: BEETLE, BIRD, GORILLA, MONKEY
Why the purple group is a music reference
The animal words point to The Beatles, The Byrds, Gorillaz, and The Monkees. One tempting detour is the car-model connection between POLO, BEETLE, and GOLF; that trio does not complete a group, and the intended set is the creatively spelled animal names in band names.
Which words appeared in the grid?
MIRROR, BEETLE, POLO, BIRD, GOLF, GORILLA, PARROT, CRICKET, FEVER, ECHO, SQUASH, BUG, MONKEY, FAD, COPY, CRAZE.
Which date does this answer guide cover?
This is the archived puzzle for August 3, 2025, game #784. Connections appears at midnight in each time zone, so a guide published in one location may label the same puzzle as the previous calendar day elsewhere.
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