Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for May 18 #1072

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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is a real challenge. The purple category takes some real mental work, but the yellow group was pretty easy once I spotted the similarity. 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: Look alike.

Green group index: I can’t hold on.

Blue group index: Yankee is another one.

Purple group index: Decipher the letters, but not for vegetables.

Answers for Today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Homophones.

Green group: Breaking.

Blue group: MLB player.

Purple group: Anagrams of fruit.

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What are today’s Connections answers?

Yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is homophones. The four answers are even, pare, pear and father.

Green words in today’s Connections

The theme is rupture. The four responses are blow, crack, burst and split.

Blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is MLB player. The four answers are Padre, Red, Royal and Twin.

Purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is fruit anagrams. The four answers are Cheap (Peach), Earp (Pear), Lump (Plum), and Wiki (Kiwi).