It’s a new day and that means a new puzzle wall to solve in the New York Times’sConnectionsgame. If you’re looking at this confusing wall and trying to figure out 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 simple 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, we’ve got you covered.

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If you’re looking for the solution to yesterday’s puzzle -December 16-click here.

Category Hints

We found two of today’s categories to be rather obvious, with the other two being quite a bit more cryptic.

We’ll present these hints from theeasiest category to the hardest, as prescribed by the puzzle itself - Yellow, Green, Blue, then Purple.

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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’spurple categorymight make you laugh.

Today’s Answers

Today’s puzzle is devoid of red herrings to catch you out, but that’s no use if the categories are on the cryptic side!

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