Today’s puzzle forConnectionsfeatures many different words with multiple meanings, making it confusing to know which patterns to pair together. Throughout this puzzle, I found that some of the phrases being used had completely new definitions depending on context. By using the right hints to get some synergies right away, you’ll be able to infer the right meanings for specific words.
I learned that today’s theme for the puzzle iswords with multiple contextsbased on the situations they refer to. For example, one word had two definitions as both a verb and a noun, but the right version was not clear right away. Witha limit of four mistakes totalfor today’s puzzle, it is more important than ever to have some hints that may help you find a solution.
Today’s Connections Category Hints
April 15 #674
When trying to solve today’s puzzle, I looked for threads of connectivity, similar to how you would solve theNYT Vertex puzzle game.Looking for words with one clear definition firsthelped me narrow down my choices and think more about words that had multiple meanings. Once I got one part of the puzzle solved, having those early words clearly defined made it easier to figure out what they were more likely to associate themselves with.
To give yourself that important context, follow these hints for each of today’s categories:
If you want to go all out with some of your clue-searching,you should look at the category namesto get some extra help. There are also spoilers for each category if you find yourself needing to solve a single category to finish up.
CEASE
REFRAIN
This part of the puzzle was more straightforward to solve for me, as it hadwords with clear definitions like ABSTAIN. However, you can easily get tricked here with REFRAIN, which also has context as a musical term. With CHORUS in the same puzzle, you could accidentally put those words together and miss how REFRAIN relates to AVOID and CEASE to make the right pairings.
SPEED
SPOONS
This puzzle was trickier for me, as I assumed BRIDGE was referring to the literal noun of a physical bridge offering passage over something. Theplural form of HEARTS gives you the best clue here, referring to the Hearts suit used in most card games. Once you figure out that context, the SPOONS, SPEED, and BRIDGE words offer greater meaning as the names of card games you can play with that suit involved.
HUBRIS
TRAGEDY
Classical Greek dramas are known for their TRAGEDY, HUBRIS, and HERO through popular stories like Herakles, Perseus, and especially Odysseus with Christopher Nolan’s upcomingThe Odysseymovie. These myths stood out in my mind to connect those first three words, but the last one eluded me for a while. Eventually, I remembered that during plays in Ancient Greece, aCHORUS usually performed during intermissions, helping me finish this puzzle part.
PAN
HOOK
The reference to Disney’sPeter Panwas lost on me for quite some time as I studied today’s puzzle, as I interpreted PAN as a kitchen item rather than a character. However, I fondly remember Robin Williams in the movieHook, and looking at PAN and HOOK together clued me into the right context. From there,BELL for Tinkerbell and DARLING for Wendy Darlinghelped me understand this final part of the puzzle.
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