NYT Connections April 16 2025 Answers
Puzzle #675
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
CROWD SCORE MAMBA ENGINE BOA SIMBA KATY PERRY SCAR LION GARTER SCRATCH MERINGUE CORSET SCRAPE TANGY STOCKINGS
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — BURLESQUE WEAR
Green — MESS UP THE SURFACE OF
Blue — THEY ROAR
Purple — LATIN DANCES WITH A VOWEL CHANGED
BURLESQUE WEARBOA, CORSET, GARTER, STOCKINGS
MESS UP THE SURFACE OFSCAR, SCRAPE, SCRATCH, SCORE
THEY ROARCROWD, ENGINE, KATY PERRY, LION
LATIN DANCES WITH A VOWEL CHANGEDMAMBA, MERINGUE, SIMBA, TANGY
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