Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for April 5 #1029

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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is pretty tough. The purple category is particularly difficult: you’re looking for words that all start with a synonym for words that can mean the same thing. 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: Physics course.

Green group index: Elementary, my dear Watson.

Blue group index: Phew!

Purple group index: The misfortunes of winter.

Answers for Today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Atomic structure terms.

Green group: Parts of a Sherlock Holmes costume.

Blue group: Things to return.

Purple group: Starting with synonyms for “slush”.

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What are today’s Connections answers?

Yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is atomic structure terms. The four answers are electron, nucleus, orbit, and shell.

Green words in today’s Connections

The theme is part of a Sherlock Holmes costume. The four answers are the deer tracker, the magnifying glass, the pipe and the violin.

Blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is things to return. The four answers are the coin, the switch, the pancake and the bird.

Purple words in today’s Connections

The theme begins with synonyms for “slush”. The four answers are googol (goo), mushroom (porridge), pasteurize (paste), and chair (pulp).