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NYT Connections December 28 2024 Answers

Puzzle #566

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

MINEFIELD HABIT ITSY HORNETS’ NEST PANDORA’S BOX HERSHEY PIECE OF CAKE AEGIS HISTAMINE SURE THING APPLE OF DISCORD TIRES EASY GOLDEN FLEECE CAN NO SWEAT

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — “NOTHING TO IT!”
Green — OBJECTS FROM GREEK MYTH
Blue — PROVERBIAL THINGS TO KICK
Purple — STARTING WITH POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
“NOTHING TO IT!”EASY, NO SWEAT, PIECE OF CAKE, SURE THING
OBJECTS FROM GREEK MYTHAEGIS, APPLE OF DISCORD, GOLDEN FLEECE, PANDORA’S BOX
PROVERBIAL THINGS TO KICKCAN, HABIT, HORNETS’ NEST, TIRES
STARTING WITH POSSESSIVE PRONOUNSHERSHEY, HISTAMINE, ITSY, MINEFIELD
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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.