Today’s NYT Connections puzzle includes the names of some musical groups — the Hives, White Stripes, Strokes and Vines. But it should surprise no one who’s played this game for a while that they don’t all fit into a “band” category. What was it that Admiral Akbar once said? “It’s a trap!” Read on for hints and today’s Connections answers.
Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Ouch, what a pain.
Green group hint: Fore!
Blue group hint: Social-media writings.
Purple group hint: Black-and-white animal.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Symptoms of an allergic reaction.
Green group: On a golf scorecard.
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