{"id":394612,"date":"2026-04-24T00:55:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/394612\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T00:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:55:13","slug":"friday-april-24-clues-and-answers-1048","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/394612\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday, April 24 Clues And Answers (#1,048)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Find the links between the words to win today’s game of Connections.<\/p>\n

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Each day\u2019s game of NYT Connections goes live at midnight local time. Before today\u2019s NYT Connections hints, here\u2019s what you missed on Thursday: <\/p>\n

ForbesNYT Connections Hints Today: Thursday, April 23 Clues And Answers (#1,047)By Kris Holt<\/a>ForbesNYT Connections Answers Explained For Thursday, April 23 (#1,047)By Kris Holt<\/a><\/p>\n

Hey there, Connectors! The weekend is almost upon us. Let\u2019s make sure you get there with your Connections streak intact.<\/p>\n

There are a couple of new video games out this week that are taking over my life. Titanium Court is a puzzle and strategy game that\u2019s only available on Steam (for PC and Mac) right now. It has a stronger hold on my head and my heart any other game I\u2019ve played in the last six months or so. It\u2019s deeply, wonderfully strange and it\u2019s easily my game of the year so far. I\u2019ve written up some thoughts<\/a> and a rough approximation of what it actually even is elsewhere, so please take a peek if you\u2019re interested!<\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s Vampire Crawlers, a fresh spin on Vampire Survivors. This time around, it\u2019s a roguelite deckbuilder. If you know what those words mean and you\u2019re familiar with Vampire Survivors, you\u2019ll already know if this one is for you. I really dug the demo and I haven\u2019t had a ton of time to play the full game yet, but that\u2019s sinking its teeth into me too. It\u2019s out now on PC and consoles, as well as on Game Pass. It\u2019s coming to mobile later this year.<\/p>\n

Before we start, I want to highlight the rad community we have on Discord<\/a>, where we chat about Connections, the rest of the NYT games and all kinds of other stuff. It\u2019s a lovely group of folks. You\u2019re more than welcome to join us. <\/p>\n

Also, my weekend editions of this column are available over on my newsletter, Pastimes<\/a>. If you enjoy the intros and recommendations in my Connections columns, I publish longer pieces along similar lines on Pastimes as well. I think you\u2019d dig them.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, April 24 are coming right up. Let\u2019s get rolling!<\/p>\n

NYT Connections \u2013 How To Play<\/p>\n

Connections is a free New York Times daily word game that you can play on the NYT\u2019s website or Games app. If you have an NYT All Access or Games subscription, you can access the Connections archive, which includes every previous game.<\/p>\n

Connections presents you with a grid of 16 words (sometimes phrases, symbols or numbers). The aim is to arrange them into four groups of four. You don\u2019t know how they hit together or what the category for each group is: that\u2019s what you have to figure out.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s only one correct solution and there are often red herrings. You can guess incorrectly three times. A fourth wrong guess, and it\u2019s game over.<\/p>\n

Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to deduce, followed by blue, green and purple. Often, the yellow and green groups have synonyms, the blues have cultural references and the purples have some kind of wordplay involved. But this is not a hard and fast rule. Be ready for curveballs \u2013 part of the fun of Connections is in how the NYT shakes things up to keep you on your toes.<\/p>\n

As with Wordle and similar games, it\u2019s easy to share results with your friends using an emoji-based grid. The game tracks your progress too.<\/p>\n

Many players take pride in having long win streaks or getting a reverse rainbow \u2013 correctly guessing the purple, blue, green and yellow groups in that order with no mistakes. That adds an extra little challenge.<\/p>\n

NYT Connections Hints \u2013 Today\u2019s Word List<\/p>\n

Scroll slowly! I\u2019ll first give you a list of today\u2019s words, then a hint for each category. After that, I\u2019ll reveal one word that goes into each group. Then I\u2019ll tell you the category names, followed by the full answers.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s 16 words are…<\/p>\n

TOMATO SAUCEHELICOPTERTAXIINTELLIGENCEICE SKATESRED WINEGRASSLAWN MOWERINKCABINDOUGHSUCTION CUPSCHEESECALLOWAYARMSPEPPERONINYT Connections Hints <\/p>\n

And the hints for today\u2019s Connections groups are:<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udfe8 Yellow group \u2014 elements of a classic Italian dish\ud83d\udfe9 Green group \u2014 linked to something that has more hearts and other parts than most\ud83d\udfe6 Blue group \u2014 Gillette products and a vampire movie with Wesley Snipes would fit in here\ud83d\udfea Purple group \u2014 knowing your ABCs is fundamental, in a roundabout wayNYT Connections Hints \u2013 One Answer Per Group<\/p>\n

Need some extra help? <\/p>\n

Be warned: we\u2019re starting to get into spoiler territory.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look at one answer for each group.<\/p>\n

Here we go\u2026<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udfe8 Yellow group \u2014 DOUGH\ud83d\udfe9 Green group \u2014 INTELLIGENCE\ud83d\udfe6 Blue group \u2014 ICE SKATES\ud83d\udfea Purple group \u2014 RED WINENYT Connections Hints \u2013 Groups\/Categories<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Connections groups are…<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udfe8 Yellow group \u2014 pizza ingredients \ud83d\udfe9 Green group \u2014 associated with octopuses \ud83d\udfe6 Blue group \u2014 they have blades \ud83d\udfea Purple group \u2014 what “cab” might refer to NYT Connections Answers<\/p>\n

Spoiler alert! Don\u2019t scroll any further down the page until you\u2019re ready to find out today\u2019s Connections answers.<\/p>\n

This is your last chance to look away. <\/p>\n

This is your final warning!<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Connections answers are… <\/p>\n

\ud83d\udfe8 Yellow group \u2014 pizza ingredients (CHEESE, DOUGH, PEPPERONI, TOMATO SAUCE)\ud83d\udfe9 Green group \u2014 associated with octopuses (ARMS, INK, INTELLIGENCE, SUCTION CUPS)\ud83d\udfe6 Blue group \u2014 they have blades (GRASS, HELICOPTER, ICE SKATES, LAWN MOWER)\ud83d\udfea Purple group \u2014 what “cab” might refer to (CABIN, CALLOWAY, RED WINE, TAXI)<\/p>\n

I got the yellows and blues in short order. No problems with either of those!<\/p>\n

INK, SUCTION CUPS and ARMS then helped me figure out the greens. That left me with the purples for win number 419 on the spin.<\/p>\n

CALLOWAY refers to singer and bandleader Cab Calloway. Cab can also refer to Cabernet Sauvignon, a very popular type of red wine. As for the hint, “cab” is an anagram of ABC \u2013 I was struggling to think of a good one there!<\/p>\n

How did you get on today? Here’s my grid:<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udfe8\ud83d\udfe8\ud83d\udfe8\ud83d\udfe8
\ud83d\udfe6\ud83d\udfe6\ud83d\udfe6\ud83d\udfe6
\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9
\ud83d\udfea\ud83d\udfea\ud83d\udfea\ud83d\udfea<\/p>\n

No secondary NYT Connections Answers Explained column today, sorry. I\u2019m too busy trying to wrap my mind around Titanium Court. (The category titles pretty much handled everything, I think, except for two purple things I mentioned above.)<\/p>\n

That brings my current stint of Connections clues and answers coverage to an end here! I\u2019ll be back with you for more on Monday. In the meantime, you can read my weekend editions of this column at my newsletter, Pastimes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

P.S. “Losing Streak” is the second Avery Cochrane song that the algorithm has offered up to me, and it\u2019s the second one I\u2019ve enjoyed. And, what do you know, this alt-pop artist’s second EP, Male Validation and Other Drugs, is really good too:<\/p>\n

Have a great day! Stay hydrated! Be kind to yourself and each other! Call someone you love!<\/p>\n

Please follow my blog<\/a> for more NYT Connections hints and help with other word games, and even some video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot! Sharing this column with other people who play Connections would be appreciated too. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Find the links between the words to win today’s game of Connections. getty Each day\u2019s game of NYT…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10879,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[203903,13351,203902,13349,203901,188220,96285,188221,13352,156,13353,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-394612","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-connections-1048","9":"tag-connections-answers","10":"tag-connections-april-24","11":"tag-connections-clues","12":"tag-connections-friday","13":"tag-connections-hint","14":"tag-connections-hint-today","15":"tag-connections-nyt","16":"tag-connections-today","17":"tag-entertainment","18":"tag-how-to-play-connections","19":"tag-new-zealand","20":"tag-newzealand","21":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394612\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}