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NYT Connections hints today: short clues
Try these prompts before looking for the category themes:
- And it was just right
- Dancing at the ball
- I yam what I yam
- Wokka-wokka!
These four short prompts are from Parade’s October 31 puzzle guide.
Clues and answers: clearer group hints
If the short clues aren’t enough, use these category-level nudges from TechRadar’s guide to game #873:
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- A fairy tale featuring three bears
- A Disney fantasy featuring three ugly sisters
- A sailor who loved Olive Oyl
- A 1980s video-game character
Spoiler warning: Connections #873 answers
The complete answers are below. Each category contains four tiles.
GOLDILOCKS
- BEAR
- BED
- CHAIR
- PORRIDGE
CINDERELLA
- MOUSE
- PUMPKIN
- SLIPPER
- WAND
POPEYE
- ANCHOR
- CAP
- PIPE
- SPINACH
MS. PAC-MAN
- BOW
- CHERRIES
- GHOST
- PELLETS
The Connections archive and the two hint guides above list the same groupings. For another answer check, All Things How’s #873 guide links to the NYT Games Connections play page.
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