Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for March 1 #994

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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is pretty tough. As always, the purple category is very tricky. Today you will have to find hidden words inside four other words to complete this group. (Or solve the other three and let the purple group resolve on its own.) Read on for clues and answers from today’s Connections.

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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: Yum!

Green group index: Work hard.

Blue group index: Take time off.

Purple group index: Delicious hidden words.

Answers for Today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Small bite.

Green group: Construction equipment.

Blue group: Vacation emoji.

Purple group: Things you don’t eat that end in food.

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What are today’s Connections answers?

Yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is small bites. The four answers are canape, appetizers, hors d’oeuvres and tapas.

Green words in today’s Connections

The theme is construction equipment. The four answers are a hard hat, a ladder, a nail gun, and a tool belt.

Blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is holiday emoji. The four answers are airplane, luggage, palm tree and smiley face with sunglasses.

Purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is things you don’t eat that end in food. The four answers are copypasta, Johannesburger, shank sandwich and licorice pizza.