NYT Connections August 31 2024 Answers
Puzzle #447
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
GREEK CHEF CROWN SPORTS MONTICELLO RINGS GARDEN EAGLE BUSINESS ROOTS TORCH WEDGE BARK ARTS SHIELD COMICS
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — NEWSPAPER SECTIONS
Green — TREE FEATURES
Blue — KINDS OF SALAD
Purple — SEEN ON BACKS OF U.S. COINS
NEWSPAPER SECTIONSARTS, BUSINESS, COMICS, SPORTS
TREE FEATURESBARK, CROWN, RINGS, ROOTS
KINDS OF SALADCHEF, GARDEN, GREEK, WEDGE
SEEN ON BACKS OF U.S. COINSEAGLE, MONTICELLO, SHIELD, TORCH
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