Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle No. 1155 for Aug. 9.
Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is especially fun if you like movies and books. Read on for hints and today’s Connections answers.
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Let’s come at this another way.
Purple group hint: I don’t want to be here.
Purple group: Things people try to get out of.
The four answers are change tack, course-correct, recalibrate and shift gears.
The four answers are Caps for Sale, Corduroy, Goodnight Moon and Madeline.
The four answers are buddy cop, neo-noir, space opera and spaghetti western.
The theme is things people try to get out of.
The four answers are bad dream, escape room, jury duty and labyrinth.
We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.
#5: Included “things you can set,” such as mood, record, table and volleyball.
#4: Included “one in a dozen,” such as egg, juror, month and rose.
#3: Included “streets on screen,” such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.