Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for April 22, #681
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Today’s Connections puzzle seems to have some exceptionally random words in it, but keep mentally grouping them and you’ll surely find the connections Read on for clues and today’s Connections 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: Not doing that.
Green group hint: Think about the movie Ghost.
Blue group hint: Don’t fall!
Purple group hint: Warm up.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Cancel, as a project.
Green group: Seen in a pottery studio.
Blue group: Things that are slippery.
Purple group: Natural producers of heat.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for April 22, 2025, #681.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is cancel, as a project. The four answers are axe, cut, drop and scap.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is seen in a pottery studio. The four answers are clay, glaze, kiln and wheel.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is things that are slippery. The four answers are banana peel, eel, grease and ice.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is natural producers of heat. The four answers are fire, lightning, sun and volcano.