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Connections #573 Answers – January 4, 2025

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #573 on Saturday, January 4, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

ANTBALLBRANCHBUCKLECHECKCLIPCLOCKCROSSCRUMPLEHOOKMELTINGSCRUNCHSNAPSTRIKETICKWAD

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
BALL belongs to this group.
Green
BUCKLE belongs to this group.
Blue
CHECK belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
ANT belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
CRUSH INTO A COMPACT SHAPE
Green category
FASTENERS
Blue category
MARK AS COMPLETED
Purple (hardest) category
DEPICTED IN DALÍ’S “THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY”

Connections #573 answers

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CRUSH INTO A COMPACT SHAPEBALL, CRUMPLE, SCRUNCH, WAD
FASTENERSBUCKLE, CLIP, HOOK, SNAP
MARK AS COMPLETEDCHECK, CROSS, STRIKE, TICK
DEPICTED IN DALÍ’S “THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY”ANT, BRANCH, CLOCK, MELTING
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What are the Connections answers for January 4, 2025?

CRUSH INTO A COMPACT SHAPE: BALL, CRUMPLE, SCRUNCH, WAD. FASTENERS: BUCKLE, CLIP, HOOK, SNAP. MARK AS COMPLETED: CHECK, CROSS, STRIKE, TICK. DEPICTED IN DALÍ’S “THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY”: ANT, BRANCH, CLOCK, MELTING.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.