The May 21 Connections puzzle arrived with a category that surprised even the most experienced players. Edition nº 1075 brings four thematic groups of progressive difficulty, starting with yellow and ending with purple, which requires very creative connections between words.
Dicas before revealing the answers
If you prefer to try it on your own before looking at the solutions, here are general tips for each group, ordered from easiest to most challenging:
- Grupo yellow: Não is cake
- Grupo green: Sente up on it
- Grupo blue: Pense in Wimbledon
- Grupo purple: Não is ketchup
Estas clues are meant to guide your thinking without completely giving away the answer. The Connections challenge requires you to identify the hidden connection between seemingly unconnected words.
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May 21 puzzle Respostas
Depois to solve the complete puzzle, the official answers are as follows:
Grupo yellow (Tipos of pies):Xadrez, pecan, pumpkin and shoofly
Grupo green (Coisas associated with rear):Vagão tail, tin, moon and peach
Blue Grupo (Tennis Score Termos):Vantagem, equality, forty-zero
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Grupo purple (Mostarda ___):Coronel, honey, spicy and yellow
The purple group was especially creative. Cada word completes the expression “mustard”, forming proper names or expressions recognized in popular culture and cuisine. Coronel is a reference to Coronel Sanders, honey evokes the natural seasoning, spicy refers to seasoning, and yellow is the characteristic color of the sauce.
Padrões in previous puzzles
Jogadores registered in the Jogos section of The New York Times can track their overall progress. The portal offers an Connections bot that provides a numerical score after you submit your answer, completely analyzing your groupings. Alguns’s most memorable challenges so far include:
- Quebra-head #5 featured “items you can configure” including mood, recording, table and volleyball
- Quebra-head #4 brought “one in a dozen”, with egg, juror, month and rose
- Quebra-head #3 included “streets on screen”, referencing Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame
- Quebra-head #2 used “___ powers”, with nap, plant, Ranger and trip
- Quebra-head #1 challenged with “things that can run” like candidate, faucet, mascara and nose
Additional Recursos to improve its performance
The New York Times maintains several features to help players perform better in Connections. Além from Connections Daily Puzzle, the platform offers Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections Sports Edition and Strands, each with their own daily hints and solutions.
Leitores interested in specific tips, tricks and strategies can access the complete NYT Connections techniques guide. The game encourages lateral thinking and association of concepts, fundamental qualities for solving the most creative groupings. Manter a systematic approach when analyzing each group significantly increases your chances of success in tomorrow’s puzzle.