The New York Times Connections puzzle #583, for January 14th, 2025, presents a challenging word-sorting game. Sixteen words must be categorized, requiring precision and strategic thinking. Even experienced players may find this puzzle particularly difficult.
The Words: Working, Session, Body, Crowd, Puffing, Running, Swank, Flash, Sitting, Active, Gully, Period, Strap, Meeting, Functional, Lens.
Hints and Solutions:
This section provides hints and answers, broken down by color-coded category. Use the hints to attempt the puzzle yourself before revealing the solutions.
General Hints:
- No categories relate to exercise.
- "Gully" and "Puffing" belong together.
- "Body" and "Flash" share a category.
Yellow Category (Easy):
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Hint: The machines are __ as intended.
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Answer: Operating
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Words: Active, Functional, Running, Working
Green Category (Medium):
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Hint: A duration, a semester, perhaps.
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Answer: Term
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Words: Meeting, Period, Session, Sitting
Blue Category (Hard):
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Hint: Everything you need to take a photo (and more!).
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Answer: Things in a Camera Kit
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Words: Body, Flash, Lens, Strap
Purple Category (Tricky):
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Hint: This category only makes sense after removing the final letter from each word.
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Answer: Bird Plus Letter
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Words: Crowd, Gully, Puffing, Swank
Complete Solutions:
- Yellow - Operating: Active, Functional, Running, Working
- Green - Term: Meeting, Period, Session, Sitting
- Blue - Things in a Camera Kit: Body, Flash, Lens, Strap
- Purple - Bird Plus Letter: Crowd, Gully, Puffing, Swank
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