How today’s NYT Connections answers and red herrings match up.
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Note: Be sure to complete today’s NYT links before reading further! We will get into spoilers for today’s game very quickly. If you need some help completing the grid, you can find mine NYT links hint and answer column for today via my author page.
Hello, Connectors! Welcome to my deepest dive into today Connections answers. The idea behind this is to help clear things up for anyone who isn’t sure how the current teams match up.
If I missed any red herrings or misunderstood something, please let me know via email or Discord. I don’t usually look at X or check the comments here.
I’m going to assume you’ve already won today’s game. let’s go straight into the spoiler area here. Well, consider this your only warning.
Here are today’s NYT links explained answers (and any red herrings I spotted) for Wednesday July 22:
Today’s NYT Connections Answers Explained
Connections – Yellow Team
đŸŸ¨ symptoms of an allergic reaction (hives, itching, rash, redness)
HIVES are red bumps that appear on the surface of someone’s skin. They are often itchy. A rash is similar, although it involves spots rather than raised bumps.
Connections – Green Team
on a golf score card (HOLE, PAR, SCORE, STROKES)
In golf, PAR is the number of STROKS a successful golfer will apparently need to make to complete a HOLE, round or tournament. A SCORE below PAR is what golfers aim for.
Connections – Blue Group
đŸ¦„ platform-specific posts (PINS, SNAPS, TWEETS, VINES)
These are mentioned in posts about:
- PINS > Pinterest
- SNAPS > Snapchat
- TWEETS > Twitter (or, sigh, X)
- VINE > Vine
Vine was a video sharing app owned by Twitter that predated TikTok. Users would upload looping videos (or VINES) that were six seconds or less. A spiritual successor, Divinedebuted a few months ago.
Connections – Purple Team
đŸŸª Characteristics of a zebra (GUNS, MATT, TAIL, WHITE STRIPES)
Yes, the category handles things for us here!
Connections – Red Herrings
Connections often have a few red herrings. Let’s take a look at today’s (assuming I spotted one).
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WHITE STRIPES, STROKES, HIVES, and VINES are all “The ___” garage rock bands that became popular in the 2000’s. Here’s a song from each of them, just because!
Also, golf words had a fifth contender with PINS. As for HOLE, that band reached the height of their success in the 90s.
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