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April 5 Connections Puzzle Challenges Players with Creative Categories

The New York Times' daily word-association game features themes like employment terms, website components, magazines, and medieval weapon endings.

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Overview

  • The April 5, 2025, Connections puzzle (#664) includes four categories: Employ, Parts of a Website, Magazines, and Ending with Medieval Weapons.
  • Players must group 16 words, such as 'Contract,' 'Banner,' 'Time,' and 'Crossword,' into these thematic categories.
  • Hints for the puzzle include references to job seekers, website features, magazine titles, and words ending with weapon-related terms.
  • The answers for the categories are: Employ (Contract, Engage, Retain, Sign), Parts of a Website (Banner, Header, Menu, Sidebar), Magazines (Billboard, People, Star, Time), and Ending with Medieval Weapons (Crossword, Grimace, Rainbow, Semblance).
  • Connections, launched in June 2023, remains a popular daily game, celebrated for its strategic wordplay and engaging challenges.