If you are looking for Connections Saturday March 30, 2024 answers, keep reading - I will share some clues, tips, strategies and finally solutions for all four categories. Along the way I'll explain the meanings of the trickier words and we'll see how everything fits together. Please note, there are spoilers below for the March 30 issue of NYT Wired #293! If you want some tips (and answers) for today's game of Wired, keep reading.
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Below, I'll give you some indirect hints on today's connection answers. Further down the page I will reveal the topics and answers. Scroll slowly and get the tips you need!
Topic prompt for today’s connect puzzle
Here are some grouping tips from today’s Wired (no spoilers):
Yellow Category - Trying to catch your breath.
Green category - saved for winter.
Blue categories - situations you don't want to get into.
Purple category – like a brown paper package tied with string.
PLEASE NOTE: Today's Connect Puzzle contains spoilers!
We're about to give you some answers. If you don't want to spoil the whole thing, scroll slowly. (Full solution a little below.)
A note on the tricky bits
Why is everything plural today? The only place that seems to matter is the purple group, which references plural items that appear in the lyrics of a particular song.
As for the rest: "Smoke" and "Puff" do not refer to any kind of cigarette. If you know someone who cans, they probably have a lot of jam in their pantry, but canned food doesn't go with jam today. (It does go with smoking. Think food preservation.)
JAMS goes with PICKLES, but these words don't refer to food. Here's a freebie: HUFFS and PUFFS really do complement each other.
What are the categories of connectivity today?
Yellow: difficulty breathing
Green: candied fruit, such as meat
blue: dilemma
Purple: Things from "My Favorite Things"
Be extra careful: here’s the solution
Ready to get the answers to today’s connectivity dilemmas? I've given them all below.
What's the yellow word in today's connection?
The yellow grouping is considered the most straightforward. Today's theme for the yellow group is heavy breathing, and the words are: GASPS, HUFFS, PANTS, PUFFS.
What's the green word in Connections today?
The green grouping should be the second easiest. Today's theme for the green category is "Preserves, like meat" and the words are: canned, cured, salt, smoke.
What's the blue word in today's Wired?
The blue group is the second hardest. Today’s theme in the blue category is “Dilemma” and the words are: BINDS, JAMS, KETTLES, SPOTS.
What is the purple word in today's connection?
The purple group is considered the hardest. Today's theme in the purple category is things from "My Favorite Things" with the words: kettle, gloves, raindrops, beard.
How I solved my connection issues today
CURES is where I come in; along with smoking, canning, and salting, these are all methods of preserving food. ?
Can HUFFS and PUFFS be together? If I add PANTS and GASPS, they do this. ?
Bundles, jams and pickles are all a tough place to get away from. ?
MITTENS and WHISKERS seem to fit the cat theme, but what about the other remaining words? Aha! The song, "Raindrops on Roses and Whiskers on Kittens," also lists the copper kettle among the singer's "favourites." ?
Connecting Puzzle #293 ???? ???? ???? ????
How to play connect
I have a complete guide to playing Connections , but here's a recap of the rules:
First, find the Connections game on the New York Times website or their game app (formerly known as the Crossword Puzzle app). You will see a game board with 16 tiles, each with a word or phrase. Your task is to select a set of four tiles that have something in common. Usually they are the same type of thing (for example: RAIN, SLEET, HAIL, and SNOW are all types of wet weather), but sometimes a play on words is involved (for example, BUCKET, GUEST, TOP TEN, and WISH are all types) List : Last Wish lists, guest lists, etc.).
Select four projects and click the Submit button. If you guessed correctly, the category and color will be displayed. (Yellow is easiest, followed by green, then blue, then purple.) If your guess is incorrect, you'll be given a chance to try again.
You win when you correctly identify all four groups. But if you make four mistakes before finishing, the game will be over and the answer will be revealed.
How to win connections
The most important thing to know when it comes to winning connections is that grouping design is tricky. Expect to see overlapping groups. For example, one puzzle appeared to include six breakfast items: bacon, eggs, pancakes, omelets, waffles and cereal. But it turns out that BACON belongs to the same group of painters as CLOSE, MUNCH, and WHISTLER, while EGG belongs to a dozen groups of painters (along with JUROR, ROSE, and MONTH). So don’t hit “submit” until you’ve confirmed that your foursome only contains these four things.
If you're stuck, another strategy is to look at words that don't seem to be connected to other words. If when you see "Whistler" all that comes to mind is the painting nicknamed "Whistler's Mother," then you probably get the idea. When I was figuring this out, I ended up searching on Google to see if there was a painter named Close, since Close didn't fit any obvious themes either.
Obviously, another way to win when you're stuck is to read some helpful tips - which is why we share them every day. Check back tomorrow for the next puzzle!
