NYT Connections December 2 2024 Answers
Puzzle #540
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TRUMPET CROQUET CROCODILE PAPER ALLIGATOR HAIR WHAC-A-MOLE HERALD POLO PLAYER BROADCAST LAUREL XYLOPHONE CARPENTRY VIDEO SWOOSH DECLARE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — ANNOUNCE
Green — THINGS INVOLVING MALLETS
Blue — ICON EMBROIDERED ON A POLO SHIRT
Purple — ___ CLIP
ANNOUNCEBROADCAST, DECLARE, HERALD, TRUMPET
THINGS INVOLVING MALLETSCARPENTRY, CROQUET, WHAC-A-MOLE, XYLOPHONE
ICON EMBROIDERED ON A POLO SHIRTCROCODILE, LAUREL, POLO PLAYER, SWOOSH
___ CLIPALLIGATOR, HAIR, PAPER, VIDEO
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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.