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Hints for Connections #410
Try these from least revealing to most revealing before you look at the groups:
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- Four objects used for writing long ago.
- Things a person might do while leading a TV program.
- An inborn capability or skill.
- Each can be wrapped.
The original hint wording in Parade’s July 25 guide was “Ancient materials that could be used for the same purpose,” “What someone might do on TV,” “Capability, skill, gift, bent, etc.,” and “They can all be wrapped.”
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| Category | Words |
|---|---|
| Ancient writing surfaces | CLAY, PAPYRUS, PARCHMENT, WAX |
| Lead, as a TV program | ANCHOR, HOST, MODERATE, PRESENT |
| Natural ability | FACULTY, FLAIR, INSTINCT, TALENT |
| Wrapped things | BURRITO, GIFT, MUMMY, SPRAIN |
Why GIFT is the tricky word
GIFT can mean a natural talent, so it looks like it belongs with FACULTY, FLAIR, INSTINCT, and TALENT. But in this grid it belongs with BURRITO, MUMMY, and SPRAIN: each is something that can be wrapped. TechRadar’s July 24 guide notes the same tempting association.
How the puzzle is structured
Connections presents 16 words and asks players to sort them into four groups of four based on shared themes. The categories can become more difficult to spot, and the grid includes distractors that make plausible alternate groupings tempting. The game is available through NYT Games on desktop and mobile.
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Parade’s July 25, 2024 guide and TechRadar’s July 24 guide both identify this puzzle as #410. A later-maintained archive labels the same date #430, so that conflicting number should not be treated as established; the contemporaneous guides agree on #410 and on the answer groups.
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Sources
- Parade: NYT Connections hints and answers for July 25, 2024
- TechRadar: NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, July 25, 2024
- Research paper on Connections
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