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As an ’80s girl, I immediately spotted the four words in the yellow category of today’s Connections puzzle. I definitely had at least three of those products in my college apartment, so that was an easy solve. And since I read a lot of Nancy Drew and Agatha Christie, the blue category came along pretty easily, too. 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: Bought at Ulta, maybe.
Green group hint: Not fancy.
Blue group hint: Nancy Drew would spot these.
Purple group hint: Yawn.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Hair products.
Green group: Austere.
Blue group: Clues at a crime scene.
Purple group: Weary.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for April 28, 2025, #687.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is hair products. The four answers are gel, mousse, spray and wax.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is austere. The four answers are bare, plain, simple and spare.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is clues at a crime scene. The four answers are fiber, fingerprint, hair and tire mark.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is weary. The four answers are bore, drain, exhaust and tire.
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