Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Dec. 24, #562

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this New York Times Link Puzzle The editor went a little crazy on us today. That yellow category is totally weird, oh my god. The blue team and purple team are definitely the killers. If you need help solving a difficult problem, read on for today’s Connections tips and answers.

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Today’s link group tip

Here are four tips for connecting the groups in today’s puzzle, from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.

Yellow group tips: Wizard of Oz quotes.

Green group tips: Guys.

Blue group tips: A set of letters.

Purple group tips: Songs with repeated words in the title.

Answers to today’s link group

Yellow group: Lions, tigers and bears, oh my!

Green group: My dear, like a friend.

Blue group: Words that sound like plural letters.

Purple group: When tripled, click on the song title.

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What’s the answer to today’s link?

Yellow words in today’s connection

The theme is “Lions, Tigers and Bears, OMG”. The four answers were lion, tiger, bear and OMG.

Green words in today’s link

The subject is dear, as friends. The four answers are: close, dear, intimate, and close.

Blue words in today’s connection

Themes are words that sound like plural letters. The four answers are bee, ease, jay, and use.

Purple words in today’s connection

The theme is a triple hit song title. The four answers are bill, goodbye, gimme and please. (“Bills, Bills, Bills” by Destiny’s Child; “Bye, Bye, Bye” by NSYNC; “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!” by ABBA; “Please Please Please” by Sabrina Carpenter. )