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If you’re ready for the Connections riddle for Saturday, December 23, 2023, I’ve got you covered—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Along the way, I’ll explain the meanings of the trickier words and we’ll learn how everything fits together. Beware, there are spoilers below for December 23, NYT Connections #195! Keep reading if you want some hints (and then the answer) to today’s Connections game.
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Below, I’ll give you some oblique hints at today’s Connections answers. And farther down the page, I’ll reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!
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Today’s Connections game doesn’t require any special knowledge.
Hints for the themes in today’s Connections puzzle
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Yellow category – Ways of traveling.
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Green category – Ready to join in.
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Blue category – Just a smidge.
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Purple category – This one is fruit flavored!
Today’s Connections game does involve some wordplay, with a fill-in-the-blank for the purple category.
Ready to hear the answers? Keep scrolling if you want a little more help.
BEWARE: Spoilers follow for today’s Connections puzzle!
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A RASP can be a type of file, or a description of a hoarse voice. But today it’s neither of those things; you’ll need to combine it with another word for the fill-in-the-blank category.
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You can be ON BOARD a TRAIN or BOAT at the time of departure (“All aboard!”) but you can also be ON BOARD with a plan or scheme that’s about to go down.
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GOOSE and DOWN don’t go together today, so don’t think too much about feather-stuffed pillows.
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SPLASH and DASH do go together.
What are the categories in today’s Connections?
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Yellow: MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION
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Green: WILLING TO PARTICIPATE
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Blue: LITTLE BIT, IN A RECIPE
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Purple: ____BERRY
DOUBLE BEWARE: THE SOLUTION IS BELOW
Ready to learn the answers to today’s Connections puzzle? I give them all away below.
What are the yellow words in today’s Connections?