NYT Puzzle Clues and Solution for April 21, 2025 Monday Edition
** Loosen Up, Folks! Let's Dissect Today's Connections Puzzle **
**Grab a Chair and Relax, 'Cause I'm Gonna Spill the Beans on April 21, 2025's Connections Answer! **
If you're seeking the lowdown on the Connections puzzle answers for Monday, April 21, 2025, you came to the right place. I'll provide a bunch of clues, strategies, and solutions for all four categories. I'll also break down some tricky words, and help you see how everything fits together. *Remember, there are spoilers below for April 21, NYT Connections #680! * So keep reading if you want a hint (and the final answers) to today's Connections game.
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Below, I've crafted some ambiguous hints for today's Connections solutions. Then, I'll share the themes and the answers, but take it slow if you don't want the game spoiled.
** Here's a heads-up on the tricky parts **
- The pasta with the spiral shape is called FUSILLI.
- A CELL is a single box into which you can type a number or formula.
- TWIST refers to a "twist ending."
What are the categories in today's Connections?
- Yellow: The theme is related to info you find on a nutritional label.
- Green: The theme involves metaphors for something unexpected or a surprise.
- Blue: The theme pertains to things you can insert into a spreadsheet, related to Excel or Google Sheets.
- Purple: The theme involves helical or spiral things.
**Spoilers Ahead! **
Ready to learn today's Connections puzzle answers? I'll expose them all right now.
What are the yellow words in today's Connections?
The yellow grouping is the most straightforward. The theme for today's yellow group is nutritional label info and the words are: FAT, IRON, PROTEIN, and SODIUM.
What are the green words in today's Connections?
The green grouping is the second-easiest. The theme for today's green category is metaphors for something unexpected or a surprise, and the words are: BOMBSHELL, CURVEBALL, TWIST (consider this a play on words, as it also refers to a plot twist), and WRENCH.
What are the blue words in today's Connections?
The blue grouping is the second-hardest. The theme for today's blue category is things you can insert into a spreadsheet, and the words are: CELL, COLUMN, ROW, and SHEET.
What are the purple words in today's Connections?
The purple grouping is considered to be the hardest. The theme for today's purple category is helical or spiral things, and the words are: CORKSCREW, DNA, FUSILLI, and SPRING.
How I solved today's Connections
FUSILLI and CORKSCREW likely go together just 'cause they're spiral-shaped things. SPRING and DNA could fit with those, too, what with DNA's twisty double helix. 🟪 HELICAL THINGS! That's a neat term.
BOMBSHELL, TWIST, and CURVEBALL come together to describe dramatic reveals, I reckon. But I'm not sure what fits with those for the fourth word. WRENCH seems a good fit, as it can be used to describe an unexpected complication such as "throwing a WRENCH into the works."
PROTEIN, FAT, SODIUM, and IRON probably go together as types of nutrients you'd find on a nutrition label. 🟨
CELL, SHEET, ROW, and COLUMN are parts of a spreadsheet. 🟦
**Enjoying the game? Want more? Check back tomorrow for more Connections fun! **
- Today's Connections puzzle, dated April 21, 2025, features four categories: nutrition, metaphors for surprises, spreadsheet components, and helical or spiral things. For the nutrition category, search for the words FAT, IRON, PROTEIN, and SODIUM.
- In the metaphors for surprises group, look for BOMBSHELL, CURVEBALL, TWIST, and WRENCH.
- For the spreadsheet components theme, try finding CELL, SHEET, ROW, and COLUMN.
- The helical or spiral things theme includes CORKSCREW, DNA, FUSILLI, and SPRING.
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