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Hey there, Connectors! I hope you’ve had a fantastic weekend so far.
Here’s something from the “made me smile” files. Before Foo Fighters’ shows at Anfield in Liverpool last week, a choir from a local primary school (which is barely a 10-minute walk from the stadium) went on the stage and sang one of the band’s songs in front of the group.
The kids gave a very, very sweet rendition of “Times Like These.” The way their faces lit up and they got all giddy when Dave Grohl walked up to them absolutely made my day. This sure beats all the times I had to sing hymns in primary school:
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Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, July 5 are coming right up.
What Are Today’s Connections Hints?
Scroll slowly! Just after the hints for each of today’s Connections groups, I’ll reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you which words go into them.
Today’s 16 words are...
WIN
OATS
GREEN
WIRE
WEST
CARD
WITH
HONEY
GOLD
TUNGSTEN
CHECK
SEEDS
CASH
PLATINUM
NUTS
CENTURION
And the level one hints for today’s Connections groups are:
🟨 Yellow group — clumped-up breakfast?
🟩 Green group — used to make an exchange for goods and services
🟦 Blue group — also used to make an exchange for goods and services, though it might be tougher to find venders who accept it in Europe and Asia
🟪 Purple group — like the 41st president and a co-founder of an American fast food chain known for its root beer
One Word For Each Connections Group
Need some extra help?
Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Let’s take a look at one word for each group.
Today’s Connections word hints are…
🟨 Yellow group — HONEY
🟩 Green group — CHECK
🟦 Blue group — GOLD
🟪 Purple group — WIN
What Are Today’s Connections Groups?
Today’s Connections groups are...
🟨 Yellow group — granola ingredients
🟩 Green group — payment methods
🟦 Blue group — Amex card types
🟪 Purple group — what "W" might stand for
What Are Today’s Connections Answers?
Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Connections answers.
This is your final warning!
Today’s Connections answers are...
🟨 Yellow group — granola ingredients (HONEY, NUTS, OATS, SEEDS)
🟩 Green group — payment methods (CARD, CASH, CHECK, WIRE)
🟦 Blue group — Amex card types (CENTURION, GOLD, GREEN, PLATINUM)
🟪 Purple group — what "W" might stand for (TUNGSTEN, WEST, WIN, WITH)
"Wild" popped into my head as soon as I got to OATS, so I tried a group with that, WEST, CARD and HONEY. Nothing doing there.
After looking elsewhere, I got the payment options first (GOLD is also a viable option there!), followed by the credit cards. American Express keeps offering me the option to upgrade from Cobalt to Platinum but I'm not sure I’d benefit from that?
Anyway, the granola ingredients were up next. I should have figured that out since I have granola often, though the one I'm using right now has neither nuts nor seeds. Fun fact: about five years ago, I chipped a tooth on a piece of granola.
WEST, WIN and WITH on the last line were enough for me to figure out the purples even though I don't know shit about the symbols of elements. (George W. Bush and one of the guys who give his initials to the name of A&W, in case you were wondering.)
No perfect game this time, but that's win number 490 on my current streak.
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That’s all there is to it for today’s Connections clues and answers. I’ll be back over at Forbes for the Monday-Friday editions for the column. And if you haven’t subscribed to Pastimes already, definitely do that! It would be super sweet of you.
P.S. My well of laid-back song recommendations for Sundays is a little dry at the minute, so if you have any suggestions, please let me know! I was trying to think of one when I saw a Biffy Clyro live set in my YouTube recommendations, so I’m gonna go with an acoustic version of “Many of Horror.” This is just gorgeous:
P.P.S. I totally stole the chords from this song for a half-written tune of my own that maybe I’ll finish someday. It was shaping up quite nicely, I think.
Have a great day! Stay hydrated! Be kind to yourself and each other! Call someone you love!
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