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Hey there, Connectors! I hope you’ve had a fantastic weekend so far.
I’ll be skipping next weekend’s editions of this column here on Pastimes. It’s going to be an extremely busy week between work — Wednesday is going to be brutal given the iPhone event and the Nintendo Direct — and a couple of shows. I know I’ll need a little breather.
I have some other things I’ve been meaning to get to as well, so freeing up some time and energy for those will hopefully help me get through them. No plans to take a break from the column on Forbes anytime soon, though. 🙂
Before we begin, we have a great little community on Discord, where we chat about NYT Connections, the rest of the NYT games and all kinds of other stuff. Everyone who has joined has been lovely. It’s a fun hangout spot, and you’re more than welcome to join us.
Discord is also the best way to give me any feedback about the column, especially on the rare (or not-so-rare) occasions that I mess something up. I don’t look at Twitter much.
Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, September 6 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...
SAT SCORE
UPC CODE
USB PORT
ATM MACHINE
CARD SLOT
BLANK CHECK
COURT SCRIBE
PIN NUMBER
DIRECTOR'S CUT
OPTICAL DRIVE
CARTE BLANCHE
HEADPHONE JACK
FREE REIGN
PIZZA SLICE
LCD DISPLAY
FULL AUTHORITY
And the level one hints for today’s Connections groups are:
🟨 Yellow group — as you wish
🟩 Green group — entry points on a tower
🟦 Blue group — no need to spell that out here
🟪 Purple group — we all want to leave our mark, eventually
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 — CARTE BLANCHE
🟩 Green group — CARD SLOT
🟦 Blue group — UPC CODE
🟪 Purple group — PIZZA SLICE
What Are Today’s Connections Groups?
Today’s Connections groups are...
🟨 Yellow group — unrestricted permission
🟩 Green group — places to insert something into on a computer
🟦 Blue group — abbreviations followed by redundant word
🟪 Purple group — ending with ways to carve a surface
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 — unrestricted permission (BLANK CHECK, CARTE BLANCHE, FREE REIGN, FULL AUTHORITY)
🟩 Green group — places to insert something into on a computer (CARD SLOT, HEADPHONE JACK, OPTICAL DRIVE, USB PORT)
🟦 Blue group — abbreviations followed by redundant word (ATM MACHINE, LCD DISPLAY, PIN NUMBER, UPC CODE)
🟪 Purple group — ending with ways to carve a surface (COURT SCRIBE, DIRECTOR'S CUT, PIZZA SLICE, SAT SCORE)
The blues jumped out at me pretty much immediately with PIN NUMBER and ATM MACHINE leading me in. The yellows were up next. No issue there.
I could see all the PC phrases next, but figured they had to be the greens. Of course, I had to slide through the purples first. I was able to figure out that category before sliding them through. The greens wrapped up win 553 on my current streak. I thought this was much less scary than it seemed at first glance.
How did you get on this time? Here's my grid:
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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. I still haven’t listened to Phoebe Bridgers’ new album, which is ridiculous given how much I adore her work. I feel like I need to be in a certain mindset and to be able to give it my undivided attention before I check out Lost Highway. For now, I’ll share ”Garden Song,” one of my favorites from her previous solo record, Punisher:
Have a great day! Stay hydrated! Be kind to yourself and each other! Call someone you love!
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