NYT Connections May 22 2025 Answers
Puzzle #711
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
ASTERISK SHREK BRIDGE TROLL POOL HULK SPHINX CATCH GRINCH RIDDLER ELPHABA OBELISK STRINGS CAPITOL CONDITION MAD HATTER MALL
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — FINE PRINT
Green — CHARACTERS WITH GREEN SKIN
Blue — FEATURES OF THE NATIONAL MALL IN D.C.
Purple — FAMOUS RIDDLE-GIVERS
FINE PRINTASTERISK, CATCH, CONDITION, STRINGS
CHARACTERS WITH GREEN SKINELPHABA, GRINCH, HULK, SHREK
FEATURES OF THE NATIONAL MALL IN D.C.CAPITOL, MALL, OBELISK, POOL
FAMOUS RIDDLE-GIVERSBRIDGE TROLL, MAD HATTER, RIDDLER, SPHINX
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