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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 an instead need the answers forDecember 20,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 categorywill leap out at you if you’re the one who cleans clothes in your home.

Today’sgreen categoryconcerns words that mean what we are doing for you right now.
Today’sblue categoryconcerns a letter of the alphabet and its various meanings.

Today’spurple categorymight be easy to figure out if you know of dangerous places by their nicknames or know the phrase for eerie-looking things.
Today’s Answers
Today’s puzzle has some of the toughest categories we’ve seen this month!