Unlock the Sunday, December 10, 2023 NYT Crossword Clues and Answers

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If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Sunday, December 10, 2023, read on—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 10, NYT Connections #182! Read on 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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Does today’s Connections game require any special knowledge?
Nothing too unusual today. If you know some words describing features of a landscape, you might find them handy today.

Hints for the themes in today’s Connections puzzle:
Here are some spoiler-free hints for the groupings in today’s Connections:

• Yellow category – Up the creek.

• Green category – A piece of cake.

• Blue category – Wrap around.

• Purple category – Just a hop, skip, and a jump.

Does today’s Connections game involve any wordplay?
Nope, today’s categories are all based on the words’ meanings.

Ready to hear the answers? Keep scrolling if you want a little more help.

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for today’s Connections puzzle!
We’re about to give away some of the answers. Scroll slowly if you don’t want the whole thing spoiled. (The full solution is a bit further down.)

What are the ambiguous words in today’s Connections?

• To CINCH something is to pull it tight, like a belt or a drawstring. But we might also say something is a CINCH if it’s easy, like saying “it’s a BREEZE.”

• A SPRING is TWISTed into a SPIRAL or COIL shape, but ironically SPRING is not in the same category as these other words today. 

• A VAULT can be a place to keep something safe (like a bank VAULT), but it’s also a word for jumping in the air–think of a pole VAULTer.

• DELTA is an airline, a Greek letter, and a mathematical symbol indicating a change or difference. The Greek letter is triangle-shaped, which is why we also use the name for the (sometimes triangle-shaped) buildup of silt at the MOUTH of the river. Hence the Mississippi DELTA area, home of DELTA blues.

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