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It’s a new day and that means a new puzzle wall to solve in the New York Times’sConnectionsgame. If you’re scratching your head looking at this confusing wall and wondering where the heck you’re going wrong, don’t worry - we can help you save your streak.
You’ll find everything you need below, from vague hints as to what you should be looking for to the outright answers. Whether you’re looking for a nudge in the right direction or a sneaky way to preserve your blemish-free record, you’ve come to the right place.

If you’re here by mistake and instead need the answers forDecember 29,click here.
Category Hints
Today’s puzzle has some toughies to figure out here, but they’re the kind of categories that just make the answers fall into place easily once they leap out at you.
We’ll present these hints from theeasiest category to the hardest, as prescribed by the puzzle itself - Yellow, Green, Blue, then Purple.

If you want today’s category hints,click below! These will not spoil the actual names of the categories, but will nudge you in the right direction.
Today’syellow categoryis filled with a particular set of patterned creatures.
Today’sgreen categoryconcerns words that mean the same thing.
Today’sblue categoryconcerns words that have multiple meanings - you may have to sound them out to be certain.
Today’spurple categoryhas words that may all be followed by the same word to make different two-word phrases.

Today’s Answers
There are some red herrings in today’s puzzle, but we’ll help you dispel them!
