Connections #675 2025-04-16

https://www.nytimes.com/games/connections

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Zagorath@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y (2 replies)

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Puzzle #675
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πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟨🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
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First two mistakes were 100% mistakes. Third one was just entering it wrong even though I knew the answer.

I have no idea how meringue fits into its category.

WayTooDank@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

::: spoiler Tap for spoiler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merengue_(dance) :::

Zagorath@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y

Ah thanks. It's actually a relief to me that the answer is just one I haven't heard of, instead of being one I did know but failed to work out here.

BowserBasher@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

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Puzzle #675

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🟦🟦🟦🟦

πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

🟨🟨🟨🟨

I think I got lucky with my guesses today. Green I could see the links. But the rest were β€œwell those fit, I’ll try that too”.

Hoimo@ani.social · 3 pts · 1y

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Puzzle #675
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🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ
🟦🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
πŸŸͺ🟦🟦πŸŸͺ

Didn't get it today. These purples are the hardest for me, especially when I just don't know 2 out of the 4.

::: spoiler Blue I did think of "roar" for a moment, but then I decided that it couldn't be the connection, because Perry says in the song that she roars like a lion. So the only reason she roars is because lions roar. Katy Perry doesn't roar normally. Oh well... :::

GreenPlasticSushiGrass@moist.catsweat.com · 3 pts · 1y
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Puzzle #675
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

::: spoiler My bad guess was... ..."words with a G not pronounced as a hard G". I couldn't see blue until I eliminated green and yellow. Purple was nowhere on my radar. :::

perishthethought@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
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Puzzle #674
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Amazing to me how some days are just bing bang boom, and others are so harrrrd.

Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I thought blue was a bit contrived. ::: spoiler Also boa for me is just a snake. Had no idea it's also an uggly piece of apparel. :::

Connections
Puzzle #675
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πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
KanadrAllegria@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y

::: spoiler I think... spoiler I would call it an accessory rather than apparel. They are most often used by performers and are generally considered 'Campy". :::

Sibbo@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 1y
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Puzzle #675
🟨πŸŸͺ🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩🟦
🟦🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟩🟨
rockman057@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
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KanadrAllegria@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 1y
Connections
Puzzle #675
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩