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One free scan finds every outdated or missing driver and matches the right update for your exact hardware.Free scan · exact hardware matchLooking for the hints and answers to NYT Connections #485? This archived puzzle was published for Tuesday, October 8, 2024. Read the clues in order below, or skip to the spoiler section for all four groups.
The 16 words in Connections #485
The board contained these words, in the order listed by TechRadar’s October 7, 2024 guide:
CANE, BLOCK, ACCIDENTAL, SPIDER, BAR, STAFF, APPLE, NOTE, BAT, BAN, PUMPKIN, CORN, FORBID, WITCH, REST, DENY.
Connections asks players to sort 16 words into four groups of four, with a shared link within each group. The clues below move from broad themes to the full solutions.
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Hints for October 8
Stop at any hint level if you want to keep solving. The first clue points to a broad theme; the later ones narrow down the word relationships.
- Yellow: October holiday favorites.
- Green: Not allowed.
- Blue: Members of an orchestra will recognize them.
- Purple: A sweet thing followed by a blank.
Answers for NYT Connections #485
Spoilers: The full groups and words are below.
Yellow — Halloween symbols
BAT, PUMPKIN, SPIDER, WITCH.
Green — Prohibit
BAN, BLOCK, DENY, FORBID. Each can mean to prohibit or prevent something.
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Blue — Found on sheet music
ACCIDENTAL, NOTE, REST, STAFF. A staff is the set of lines used to write musical notation; notes, rests, and accidentals appear in that notation.
Purple — Candy ___
APPLE, BAR, CANE, CORN. Each completes the phrase “candy ___.”
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APPLE may suggest Halloween because of activities such as apple bobbing, but in this puzzle it belongs with BAR, CANE, and CORN to complete “candy ___.” TechRadar’s guide also notes that the sheet-music group may be less apparent to people unfamiliar with musical notation.
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TechRadar’s contemporaneous guide points readers to NYT Games to play Connections on desktop or mobile. The archived guide does not establish current account requirements or pricing, so check the NYT Games site for current access details.
Source: TechRadar, Marc McLaren, “NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Tuesday, October 8 (game #485),” published October 7, 2024. Parade’s search listing also pairs #485 with Tuesday, October 8, 2024.
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