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Issue #699 Sat 10 May

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — May 10, 2025

Today's grid asks for a steady hand. Expect a few familiar patterns that require sorting through layers before the final connections reveal themselves.

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  1. Reveal the yellow group
    LETTER SIGN-OFFS

    BEST · CHEERS · LOVE · SINCERELY

  2. Reveal the green group
    WITHOUT

    ABSENT · MINUS · SANS · WANTING

  3. Reveal the blue group
    VIGOR

    BEANS · ENERGY · PEP · ZIP

  4. Reveal the violet group
    ___ STRIP

    BACON · COMIC · LANDING · SUNSET

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Difficulty
Stiff
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4 groups · 16 words