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Oh purple category, how you love to throw players curve balls. You’ll need to be very familiar with a certain painting in order to get that category. It’s a very famous painting, but still, this could be a streak-breaking day for some. Read on for today’s Connections hints and answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest, yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Smash up.
Green group hint: Connect together.
Blue group hint: Done!
Purple group hint: Famed surrealist painting.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Crush into a compact shape.
Green group: Fasteners.
Blue group: Mark as completed.
Purple group: Depicted in Dali’s The Persistence of Memory.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 4, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is crush into a compact shape. The four answers are ball, crumple, scrunch and wad.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is fasteners. The four answers are buckle, clip, hook and snap.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is mark as completed. The four answers are check, cross, strike and tick.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is depicted in Dali’s The Persistence of Memory. The four answers are ant, branch, clock and melting.