Overview

• The April 22, 2025, Connections puzzle featured 16 words grouped into four themes: Cancel, Seen in a Pottery Studio, Things that are Slippery, and Natural Producers of Heat.
• Words included in the puzzle were Ice, Wheel, Grease, Lightning, Fire, Eel, Axe, Sun, Clay, Scrap, Volcano, Glaze, Drop, Banana Peel, Kiln, and Cut.
• Hints for the categories were provided, such as 'The biggest threat to your favorite TV shows' for Cancel and 'Think slick or slimy' for Slippery.
• The correct groupings were revealed as: Cancel (Axe, Cut, Drop, Scrap), Pottery Studio (Clay, Glaze, Kiln, Wheel), Slippery (Banana Peel, Eel, Grease, Ice), and Heat Producers (Fire, Lightning, Sun, Volcano).
• Connections, launched by The New York Times in June 2023, continues to release new puzzles daily at midnight, fostering a strong community of solvers and widespread media coverage.