NYT Connections January 21 2025 Answers
Puzzle #590
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
MINIATURE OCTOPUS CRACK PEPPER SLIGHT SALT DIG SAND DOLL WHO SHOVEL FIGURE PLOW BARB MODEL NO
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — PUTDOWN
Green — SMALL LIKENESS
Blue — USED TO CLEAR SNOW
Purple — DOCTORS IN POP CULTURE
PUTDOWNBARB, CRACK, DIG, SLIGHT
SMALL LIKENESSDOLL, FIGURE, MINIATURE, MODEL
USED TO CLEAR SNOWPLOW, SALT, SAND, SHOVEL
DOCTORS IN POP CULTURENO, OCTOPUS, PEPPER, WHO
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