Overview

• The New York Times' 'Connections' puzzle for March 24 (#652) includes themes such as Bad-Smelling and Things With Layers.
• Today's word groups are Foul, Rank, Ripe, Sour (Bad-Smelling); Constant, Level, Stable, Uniform (Unfluctuating); Adults Only, Everyone, Mature, Teen (ESRB Ratings); and Earth, Henhouse, Onion, Photoshop (Things With Layers).
• The puzzle assigns difficulty levels to each category, with Yellow being the easiest and Purple the hardest.
• 'Connections' challenges players with deceptive word groupings and limited attempts to correctly identify all four themes.
• Hints for today's puzzle suggest focusing on unpleasant smells, stability, age ratings, and items with multiple layers.