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How today’s NYT Connections answers and red herrings fit together.<\/span><\/p>\n getty<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Note<\/strong>: Make sure to complete today\u2019s <\/em>NYT Connections before reading further! We\u2019ll be getting into spoilers for today\u2019s game pretty quickly. If you need some help to complete the grid, you can find my <\/em>NYT Connections hints and answers column for today via <\/em>my author page<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Hey there, Connectors! Welcome to my deeper dive into today\u2019s Connections <\/em>answers. The idea behind this is to help clear things up for anyone who isn\u2019t sure how today\u2019s groups fit together.<\/p>\n If I\u2019ve missed any red herrings or misunderstood something, let me know via email or on Discord<\/a>. I don\u2019t typically look at X or check the comments here. <\/p>\n I\u2019m going to assume that you\u2019ve already beaten today\u2019s game. We\u2019re going straight into spoiler territory<\/strong> here. So, consider this your one and only warning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Here are today\u2019s NYT Connections<\/em> answers explained (and any red herrings I spot) for Wednesday, April 1:<\/p>\n \ud83d\udfe8 beer brands (BLUE MOON, DOS EQUIS, MILLER HIGH LIFE, RED STRIPE)<\/p>\n Today\u2019s game can\u2019t be ideal for folks who are color blind. Sorry about that.<\/p>\n \u201cMoon\u201d is written in blue text, thus we have BLUE MOON. And since \u201cStripe\u201d is in red text, we have RED STRIPE.<\/p>\n There are two (“dos,” in Spanish) copies of the word equis in one box. And so we have DOS EQUIS.<\/p>\n \u201cMiller\u201d is in the middle of a box, and \u201clife\u201d is at the top and to the right. That means we have \u201chigh life\u201d and that leads to MILLER HIGH LIFE.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udfe9 rock bands (GREEN DAY, PINK FLOYD, THREE DOORS DOWN, U2)<\/p>\n \u201cDay\u201d is written in green and \u201cFloyd\u201d is in pink. So those refer to GREEN DAY and PINK FLOYD.<\/p>\n One box features three instances of the word \u201cDoors,\u201d but they read vertically instead of horizontally. Sometimes, Connections <\/em>is gonna \u201cBe Like That.\u201d<\/a> This is a reference to THREE DOORS DOWN. <\/p>\n And then we have the letter \u201cU\u201d written twice. Of course that had to be U2.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udfe6 movies (BACK TO THE FUTURE, BLUE VELVET, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN, TOP GUN)<\/p>\n There\u2019s another font color riddle here, with \u201cVelvet\u201d written in blue for BLUE VELVET. The first time I saw that film was at an outdoor screening that had a bunch of families in attendance. Yikes!<\/p>\n BACK TO THE FUTURE is spelled backwards in one box.<\/p>\n SINGIN\u2019 IN THE RAIN is the first one I figured out here. \u201cSingin\u2019\u201d is in square brackets with \u201cthe\u201d above and \u201crain\u201d below, so it\u2019s \u201cin\u201d that phrase.<\/p>\n Once I had those three, it was easy enough to spot TOP GUN, with the word \u201cgun\u201d at the top of a box.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udfea U.S. city nicknames (BIG APPLE, BIG EASY, MILE HIGH CITY, SECOND CITY)<\/p>\n MILE HIGH CITY was the first thing I figured out in today\u2019s game. \u201cMile\u201d is \u201chigh\u201d in its box, with \u201cCity\u201d in the middle. This is a nickname for Denver, Colorado.<\/p>\n SECOND CITY was up next. \u201cCity\u201d is written twice, and numbered. The second one is underlined. SECOND CITY is a nickname for Chicago. <\/p>\n \u201cApple\u201d and \u201cEasy\u201d are both written in large text, making them references to BIG APPLE and BIG EASY. Those are nicknames for New York City and New Orleans, respectively.<\/p>\n Connections often has some red herrings. Let’s take a look at today’s (assuming I spotted any).<\/span><\/p>\n SSPL via Getty Images<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Yeah, I don\u2019t think the game needed any red herrings today. I certainly didn\u2019t see any!<\/p>\n If you\u2019d like to chat about today\u2019s game of Connections <\/em>and just about anything else with me and a very lovely group of people, you can do just that in our Discord community<\/a>. We\u2019d love for you to hang out with us. <\/p>\n I\u2019ll be back with another set of NYT Connections<\/em> hints and answers tomorrow, as well as another edition of this one, all going well. You\u2019ll be able to find both of those on my Forbes <\/em>author page<\/a> when the time comes (following me there helps me out too!). As for the weekend editions of my NYT Connections<\/em> hints and answers column, I\u2019m currently doing that via my newsletter, Pastimes<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nToday\u2019s NYT Connections Answers Explained<\/h2>\n
Connections \u2013 Yellow Group<\/h3>\n
Connections \u2013 Green Group<\/h3>\n
Connections \u2013 Blue Group<\/h3>\n
Connections \u2013 Purple Group<\/h3>\n
Connections \u2013 Red Herrings<\/h2>\n