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NYT Connections April 17 2025 Answers

Puzzle #676

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

CASE MANTLE SAUCE CORE CRUST FORTY TRUNK TROUT TORSO YOUNG SIX-PACK CHEESE TOPPINGS BONDS MIDRIFF GROWLER

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — CENTRAL SECTION OF THE BODY
Green — COMPONENTS OF A PIZZA
Blue — UNITS OF BEER
Purple — BASEBALL GREATS
CENTRAL SECTION OF THE BODYCORE, MIDRIFF, TORSO, TRUNK
COMPONENTS OF A PIZZACHEESE, CRUST, SAUCE, TOPPINGS
UNITS OF BEERCASE, FORTY, GROWLER, SIX-PACK
BASEBALL GREATSBONDS, MANTLE, TROUT, YOUNG
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.