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If you feel like you are struggling to get to the end of thisConnectionspuzzle, we can help you make it the rest of the way there. Today’s puzzle felt like a mixed bag to me, with some categories feeling much more obvious and somethat felt way more obscure than I was expecting. It was an odd thing to work through, but one that I am now equipped to help you get through without the feelings of frustration that I had.
If you likeConnections, there are many other word-based puzzles that you can try. However, if youwant to go back to basics, you should try out theNYT’sMini Crosswordpuzzle, which takes me back to theold-school paper crosswordwithout the overwhelming nature of looking at over a hundred clues. It’s a great way to feel the nostalgia and have fun while doing it without it having to take up a significant portion of your day.
Today’s Connections Category Hints
NOVEMBER 05 #513
If you like me are feeling stumped by some of these categories, there is a fairly good reason why. Some of the categories look like they might be a pop culture reference but aren’t, andsome categories are exactly the opposite! This can make things feel much more difficult than they are, and a few hints just might help you reduce that frustration and clear some of the fog away.
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If you want to be sure that you are on the right track, you cancontinue scrolling to look at all the category namesin the table below:
MAGIC ___
PEACH
PIPE CLEANER
This category proved a little too frustrating for me, even being the “easy” one. I had already nailed two other categories, only to find myself staring at 8 words. I knew the easy category had to be among them, which felt incredibly frustrating. By the end, I knew what the category was but kept guessing the wrong combination of four words.CARPET was the main perpetrator behind all this nonsense, but I could not figure out what I was missing with the last category either. Knowing that would have told me which word did not fit in with the others.
NUT
TURTLE
This one was much easier and I was able to figure this one out without many issues. TURTLE stood out among the other words in the puzzle, although Ithought there might be a Mario-themed categorywhen I first read through the words. However, I had eliminated some of those potential words already, so I saw TURTLE and then CLAM and things started to click. EGG was also fairly obvious, but I was not too sure about NUT. Luckily, I was correct about the final word this time.
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OGRE
PRINCESS
I believe this is not the first time there has been a Shrek-themed category in Connections, and I did get this one right away. Growing up when the movie first came out, it was hard to go anywhere or generally exist without seeing it about a hundred times. I thereforesaw OGRE and DONKEY and knew exactly what the puzzle was up to, and I would have been highly disappointed if I was wrong. It’s kind of nice as well that both “couples” in the movie and featured here together.
MARKER
MUSHROOM
Staring at the last 8 words, I could not figure out what was going on. I evenat one point joked to myself about a flying magic CARPET, which now makes me quite sad and disappointed in myself. Overall, today’s puzzle was a whirlwind of emotions and a bit of a rollercoaster for me. Hopefully, with these hints, there was a bit less of a whirlwind for you, and you were just able to enjoy the happy parts of this puzzle.
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If you need something else to help you wind down if you were on that rollercoaster with me, you shouldcheck out one of the puzzlesin the box below:
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