Today's New York Times Crossword Clues for May 29, 2024: Solutions Revealed
If you need help with the Connections answer for Wednesday, May 29, 2024, keep reading! I'll provide some clues, tips, and strategies, as well as the solutions to each category. Along the way, I'll also explain the meanings of the trickier words and show how everything fits together. Beware, there are spoilers below for May 29 NYT Connections #353.
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Below, you'll find some indirect hints to today's Connections answers. Farther down, I'll reveal the themes and the answers.movies slowly if you don't want the whole thing spoiled!
A heads up about the tricky parts
- STEER, STOCK, and COW might make you think of farm animals, but that's not one of the categories today. Today, STEER means to control something, like a car, and COW means to intimidate or pressure someone.
- LEAD, BULLY (such as a bully breed), and CHOW might make you think of dogs, but that's not a category today. The meaning of LEAD is particularly relevant today, though.
- GRUB and FLEA are both words that refer to insects, but they don't fit together in today's puzzle.
What are the categories in today's Connections?
- Yellow: FOOD (CHOW, EATS, FARE, GRUB)
- Green: PILOT (DIRECT, GUIDE, LEAD, STEER)
- Blue: INTIMIDATE (BULLY, COW, DAUNT, RATTLE)
- Purple: UNIQUE MARKET (BULL, FLEA, MEAT, STOCK)
Ready for the answers to today's Connections puzzle? Here they are:
What are the yellow words in today's Connections?
The yellow grouping is considered the most straightforward. The theme for today's yellow group is FOOD and the words are: CHOW, EATS, FARE, GRUB.
What are the green words in today's Connections?
The green grouping is deemed the second-easiest. The theme for today's green category is PILOT and the words are: DIRECT, GUIDE, LEAD, STEER.
What are the blue words in today's Connections?
The blue grouping is the second-hardest. The theme for today's blue category is INTIMIDATE and the words are: BULLY, COW, DAUNT, RATTLE.
What are the purple words in today's Connections?
The purple grouping is considered the hardest. The theme for today's purple category is UNIQUE MARKET and the words are: BULL, FLEA, MEAT, STOCK.
How I solved today's Connections
- STEER and STOCK make me think of farm animals, but I won't pretend to know enough about livestock terminology to guess the rest of the category just yet.
- FLEA and STOCK could go together, as a "UNIQUE MARKET" category, with BULL and MEAT.
- GUIDE and STEER might be the same theme as LEAD, making it a "PILOT" category. DAUNT, BULLY, and COW are also intimidating words.
- GRUB seems to fit with EATS, FARE, and CHOW as food-related words.
I think BULL, FLEA, MEAT, and STOCK could complete the "UNIQUE MARKET" category.
How to play Connections
For a detailed guide on how to play Connections, see my article. Here's a summary:
Try Connections on the NYT website. You'll see five columns and four rows. Read the clue for each "square" and figure out how the words relate. The goal is to identify the same theme or category for each of the words. Happy solving!
To play Connections, locate the game either on the New York Times website or their App (previously called the Crossword App). The game board includes 16 tiles with a word or phrase on each. Your task is to choose a set of four tiles that share a common characteristic. These can be things of the same nature, like RAIN, SLEET, HAIL, and SNOW, which are all types of moisteners. However, sometimes it involves wordplay, such as BUCKET, GUEST, TOP TEN, and WISH, all of which are types of lists.
Once you've picked your group of four, press the Submit button. If you guessed correctly, the category and color would be disclosed. The colors are ranked from easiest (yellow) to hardest (purple). If your guess was erroneous, you'll have another chance.
The game concludes when you've correctly determined all four groups. However, if you make four wrong picks before finishing, the game ends, and the solutions are shown.
Tips for Winning Connections
The key to winning Connections is recognizing the deceptive nature of the groupings. They're meant to be complex, so be ready for overlapping categories. In one challenge, there appeared to be six breakfast foods: BACON, EGG, PANCAKE, OMELET, WAFFLE, and CEREAL. But BACON was among a group of painters that also had CLOSE, MUNCH, and WHISTLER. EGG, on the other hand, was part of a set of items that come in dozens (things like JUROR, ROSE, and MONTH). Therefore, refrain from hitting "Submit" until you've ensured that your selection of four only contains those four things.
When you're struggling, another method is to focus on the words that seem to have no connection to the others. For instance, if you only think of "Whistler's Mother" when you see WHISTLER, you're on the right track. In my solution to that game, I eventually Googled to find that there was a painter named Close, as Close didn't fit any of the obvious categories.
Another approach is to read some suggestions - which is why we share them daily. Return tomorrow for the next round!
Read also:
- After solving today's New York Times Crossword, you might want to check out some entertaining movies that fit the theme of 'pressure' or 'intimidation,' such as "The Godfather" or "Fight Club," which could help strengthen your 'NYT connections' answer for today.
- If you're looking for ways to relax after answering the New York Times Connections puzzle today, consider exploring entertainment options that offer a sense of escape and provide an opportunity to unwind, such as binge-watching a popular TV series or attending a live comedy show, as these activities can aid in enhancing your 'connections' in various aspects of life.
