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NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, April 24 (game #1048)

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A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, April 23 (game #1047).

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

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NYT Connections today (game #1048) - today's words

NYT Connections today (game #1048) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…

NYT Connections today (game #1048) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Connections today (game #1048) - the answers

The answers to today's Connections, game #1048, are…

YELLOW: PIZZA INGREDIENTS CHEESE, DOUGH, PEPPERONI, TOMATO SAUCE

GREEN: ASSOCIATED WITH OCTOPUSES ARMS, INK, INTELLIGENCE, SUCTION CUPS

BLUE: THEY HAVE BLADES GRASS, HELICOPTER, ICE SKATES, LAWN MOWER

PURPLE: WHAT "CAB" MIGHT REFER TO CABIN, CALLOWAY, RED WINE, TAXI

Even though I only had eight tiles left it took me four attempts before I finally got the four things ASSOCIATED WITH OCTOPUSES. Had one of the tiles said “chewiness” I may have got there sooner, but I still really should have made the leap between SUCTION CUPS and INK quicker.

Elsewhere, this was a game of regrets and a lesson in stopping and taking time. If I had done that I may have added another “purple first” to my collection.

The temptation when a group jumps out at you is to submit it immediately, which is what I did today with PIZZA INGREDIENTS, but the next second I realized that CALLOWAY had to refer to the famous jazzman Cab Calloway and instantly saw the thread with TAXI, CABIN and RED WINE. Damn.

Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Thursday, April 23, game #1047)

GREEN: KINDS OF FICTION HISTORICAL, LITERARY, PULP, SCIENCE

BLUE: WORDS IN A PLANETARY MNEMONIC EDUCATED, MOTHER, MY, VERY

PURPLE: STARTING WITH FOUR-LETTER '80S BANDS ASIAGO, DEVOTE, TOTORO, WHAMMY

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.

On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.

It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.

It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

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NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, April 24 (game #1048)
My clues will help you solve the NYT's Connections puzzle today and keep that streak going