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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: Don't get fresh with me.
Green group hint: Ease something tense.
Blue group hint: You might use one to sew.
Purple group hint: Not cake.
Answers for today's Connections groups
Yellow group: Sassiness.
Green group: Mitigate.
Blue group: Patterns.
Purple group: ____ pie.
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What are today's Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for July 22, 2025, #772. NYT/Screenshot by CNET
The yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is sassiness. The four answers are attitude, cheek, lip and mouth.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is mitigate. The four answers are cushion, dampen, soften and temper.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is patterns. The four answers are camo, checkers, honeycomb and stripes.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is ____ pie. The four answers are chess, cutie, humble and whoopie.