NYT Connections May 18 2024 Answers
Puzzle #342
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
CATFISH HAIRPIN FISHBOWL TRAMPOLINE MOUSETRAP WEREWOLF BULLDOG SWITCHBACK DOGLEG MATTRESS HORSEFLY CATEGORIES TURTLEDOVE CHARADES CLOCK ZAG
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — ANIMALS WHOSE NAMES ARE TWO ANIMALS
Green — SHARP TURNS
Blue — CLASSIC PARTY GAMES
Purple — THINGS WITH SPRING/S
ANIMALS WHOSE NAMES ARE TWO ANIMALSBULLDOG, CATFISH, HORSEFLY, TURTLEDOVE
SHARP TURNSDOGLEG, HAIRPIN, SWITCHBACK, ZAG
CLASSIC PARTY GAMESCATEGORIES, CHARADES, FISHBOWL, WEREWOLF
THINGS WITH SPRING/SCLOCK, MATTRESS, MOUSETRAP, TRAMPOLINE
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