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Today’s Connections puzzle has some fun categories. Hope you know your palindromes, and your 40-year-old films! Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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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: Elegant eats.
Green group hint: Summer clothing staple.
Blue group hint: Same backwards as forwards.
Purple group hint: The Breakfast Club is another one.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Materials associated with fancy dining.
Green group: Kinds of shorts.
Blue group: Nouns in a famous palindrome.
Purple group: Movies from 1985.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Saturday, March 29, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is materials associated with fancy dining. The four answers are china, crystal, linen and silver.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is kinds of shorts. The four answers are bermuda, bike, boxer and cargo.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is nouns in a famous palindrome. The four answers are canal, man, Panama and plan. (The palindrome is “A man, a plan, a canal, Panama.”)
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is movies from 1985. The four answers are Brazil, Clue, Commando and Witness.
