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Today’s Connections puzzle has a fun purple category. James Bond fans, you might make the connection right away. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Thank you for coming to my TED…
Green group hint: Sahara or Mojave.
Blue group hint: Woof!
Purple group hint: 123, or 456.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Spoken presentation.
Green group: Adjectives for a desert.
Blue group: Dog breeds, informally.
Purple group: Represented by three-digit numbers.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for April 19, 2025, #678.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is spoken presentation. The four answers are address, lecture, speech and talk.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is adjectives for a desert. The four answers are dry, hot, sandy and vast.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is dog breeds, informally. The four answers are bully, chow, golden and lab.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is represented by three-digit numbers. The four answers are cannabis, devil, intro class and James Bond.
The related numbers are:
Cannabis: 420
Devil: 666
Intro class: 101
James Bond: 007
Toughest Connections puzzles
We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.
#5: Included “things you can set,” such as mood, record, table and volleyball.
#4: Included “one in a dozen,” such as egg, juror, month and rose.
#3: Included “streets on screen,” such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.
#2: Included “power ___” such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.
#1: Included “things that can run,” such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.
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