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Sunday, May 4, 2025, is NYT Connections puzzle #693. Start with the gentle clues below; category names and the complete answer key are farther down, so stop before them if you want to solve the grid yourself.
Gentle hints for Connections #693
Try these broad clues before revealing the category names:
- One group describes what happens to meat when it is overcooked.
- Another points to things you might do while playing electric guitar.
- Think about what goes into a popular tea-shop drink.
- In the last group, look for words that become astronomical names when their first letters change.
Category names
Ready for a stronger nudge? The four categories are:
- Qualities of overcooked meat
- Play some electric guitar
- Ingredients in bubble tea
- Planets and dwarf planets with the first letter changed
Full answers for May 4, 2025
Spoilers below: These are all four word groups for puzzle #693.
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| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Qualities of overcooked meat | CHEWY, DRY, STRINGY, TOUGH |
| Green | Play some electric guitar | JAM, NOODLE, SHRED, SOLO |
| Blue | Ingredients in bubble tea | BOBA, MILK, SUGAR, TEA |
| Purple | Planets/dwarf planets with first letter changed | BLUTO, CARS, DARTH, GENUS |
How the purple group works
Change the first letter of each purple answer to reveal a planetary name: BLUTO becomes PLUTO, CARS becomes MARS, DARTH becomes EARTH, and GENUS becomes VENUS.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.The tempting Star Wars connection
CHEWY, DARTH, BOBA, and SOLO may look like a Star Wars set, evoking Chewbacca, Darth Vader, Boba Fett, and Han Solo. It is a red herring: CHEWY belongs with the overcooked-meat textures, BOBA with the bubble-tea components, and DARTH and SOLO belong to two different wordplay groups.
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