Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Feb. 24 #989

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English majors and theater enthusiasts, the blue category of today’s NYT Connections puzzle is calling. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

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Tips for Today’s Connections Groups

Here are four clues for today’s Connections puzzle groupings, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.

Yellow group index: Think of the symbol Ca.

Green group index: Also haggis.

Blue group index: Shakespeare too.

Purple group index: Gymnasts walk on it.

Answers for Today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Structures based on calcium.

Green group: Symbols of Scotland.

Blue group: Famous playwrights.

Purple group: ____ beam.

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What are today’s Connections answers?

Yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is that of calcium-based structures. The four answers are bones, corals, shells and teeth.

Green words in today’s Connections

The theme is the symbols of Scotland. The four answers are bagpipes, Scottie, tartan and thistle.

Blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is that of famous playwrights. The four answers are Chekhov, Coward, Miller and Shaw.

Purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ beam. The four answers are balance, Jim, laser and tractor.