Today’sConnectionspuzzle focuses on how its words are presented, rather than how those same phrases are defined. There were some tricks in this puzzle that threw me for a loop, making it one of the more unique collections of words than usual. Those who visualize words in these puzzles might have an easier time, but anyone who struggles might need some helpful hints to succeed.
For any fans of theNYTVertexpuzzle game, today’sConnectionspuzzle will be somewhat familiar in how it asks you to visualize its phrases. I found that this puzzle was much easier to solve once you realized the theme of presentation over strict definitions. Keep in mind thatyou only have four chances to make a mistakebefore failing the puzzle without any more attempts.
Today’s Connections Category Hints
April 27 #686
One of the ways I managed to solve today’s puzzle wasthinking about how I would see various wordsrather than their actions. For example, the word EQUALS from the puzzle was much easier for me to categorize when I imagined when and where I would see it. By evaluating your relationship with how you perceive how some words are presented, you’ll quickly start to notice some patterns.
If you’re struggling to find the right pairings in today’s puzzle, try to use these clues to start understanding different category topics:
If you want to go all out with some of your clue-searching,you should look at the category namesto get some extra help. There are also spoilers for each category if you find yourself needing to solve a single category to finish up.
SWEDISH _____
PERCENT
TIMES
This part of the puzzle was simple enough for me to solve, as I recognized TIMES to refer to the term for multiplication. With this phrase, I visualized what other terms I would see in association with TIMES, which helped me rope in EQUALS and MINUS. The final word, PERCENT, only made sense to me when I realized thata calculator or other device showed all these mathematical terms together in the same place.
THATCH
TUFT
Originally, I did catch on to the connection between TUFT and LOCK, but I thought these terms were referring to the fur of an animal. This pattern is still good for deciphering the rest of this puzzle piece, asSHOCK and THATCH both refer to amounts of hairor fur in equal measure. These final two words don’t have much presentation with other terms in the puzzle, so this category is the only place they fit the most.
RUFFLE
TAKI
This puzzle section wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be, mainly due to how I thought GOLDFISH paired better with MEATBALL and CHEF. After this, I realized that GOLDFISH likely had another meaning, as most goldfish are not considered food. By visualizing other situations where I might see goldfish, I remembered that it was a type of snack, allowing RUFFLE, TAKI, and COMBO to easily fit into a single topic.
SWEDISH ____
MASSAGE
MEATBALL
FISH and MEATBALL were relatively simple to put together since both can be visualized in a meal. When I thought more about those terms' presentation, though, I imagined a CHEF being there to display the meal once it has been made. I didn’t discover the Swedish connection until MASSAGE was the last word available, allowing me to figure out what the category meant after I had the right answer in front of me.
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