NYT Connections March 18 2024 Answers
Puzzle #281
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SUNFLOWER SOLITAIRE STAGE SNAIL CYCLE CYCLONE CYCLOPS CYGNUS UNICYCLE ORION ROUND GALAXY PEGASUS PHASE MONOLOGUE GEMINI
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — SEGMENT OF A PROCESS
Green — CONSTELLATIONS
Blue — SPIRALS IN NATURE
Purple — ASSOCIATED WITH “ONE”
SEGMENT OF A PROCESSCYCLE, PHASE, ROUND, STAGE
CONSTELLATIONSCYGNUS, GEMINI, ORION, PEGASUS
SPIRALS IN NATURECYCLONE, GALAXY, SNAIL, SUNFLOWER
ASSOCIATED WITH “ONE”CYCLOPS, MONOLOGUE, SOLITAIRE, UNICYCLE
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