Issue #129 Wed 18 Oct
NYT Connections Hints & Answer — October 18, 2023
Today's grid asks for a steady hand, as several entries possess multiple potential homes. Careful sorting is required to navigate the overlaps.
yellow group 7 hints
Yellow group hints
Sitting through a three-hour slide presentation where the room temperature is set just a few degrees too high.
Common adjectives and nouns
Synonyms for a shared state
Members are 4–6 letters; first letters B, D, S, Y.
SOMETHING TIRESOME
One is BORE.
BORE · DRAG · SNOOZE · YAWN
green group 7 hints
Green group hints
Walking past an open window on a spring afternoon and feeling the curtains shift against your shoulder.
Meteorological phenomena
Synonyms for moving air
Members are 4–6 letters; first letters B, D, G, P.
BIT OF WIND
One is BREEZE.
BREEZE · DRAFT · GUST · PUFF
blue group 7 hints
Blue group hints
The sharp sting of a lime wedge or the bright heat of a well-aged hot sauce on the tongue.
Culinary descriptors
Synonyms for intensity of flavor
Members are 3–4 letters; first letters B, K, T, Z.
PIQUANCY
One is BITE.
BITE · KICK · TANG · ZIP
violet group 7 hints
Violet group hints
Holding only the left side of a garment or tool and realizing the other half is missing from the drawer.
Linguistic singulars
Grammatical back-formation
Members are 4–6 letters; first letters B, G, P, T.
SINGULAR OF THINGS SEEN IN PAIRS
One is BOXER.
BOXER · GOGGLE · PANT · TONG
Spoiler zone
Complete Connections answer
Open only the solution you want to see. Each answer stays hidden until you choose to reveal it.
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SOMETHING TIRESOMEBORE · DRAG · SNOOZE · YAWN
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Reveal the green group
BIT OF WINDBREEZE · DRAFT · GUST · PUFF
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PIQUANCYBITE · KICK · TANG · ZIP
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SINGULAR OF THINGS SEEN IN PAIRSBOXER · GOGGLE · PANT · TONG
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How hard is NYT Connections on October 18, 2023?
NYT Connections on October 18, 2023 rates 3 out of 4 on our difficulty scale — a tougher-than-average puzzle. As always you sort sixteen words into four colour-coded groups, and our hints tease what links each group without ever naming the words.
What's a spoiler-free hint for NYT Connections on October 18, 2023?
The hint ladder above starts with a one-line vibe for each of the four groups, then adds the connecting idea, then the wording of each category. You climb only as far as you need, and no grouped words are shown until the final reveal.
How many groups are in NYT Connections #129?
Four groups of four, ordered from the gentlest to the trickiest. For the categories and the sixteen words themselves, open the answer section on this page — the hints here keep them hidden.
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