This article provides solutions and hints for the New York Times Connections puzzle #579, dated January 10, 2025. The puzzle features the words: Sugar, Goat, Relax, Orange, Host, Rest, Door, Hinge, Easy, Rye, Depend, Car, Rely, Chill, Enough, and Bitters.
Puzzle Words: Sugar, Goat, Relax, Orange, Host, Rest, Door, Hinge, Easy, Rye, Depend, Car, Rely, Chill, Enough, Bitters
What are Bitters?
Bitters are a non-alcoholic liquid or syrup, typically added to cocktails, possessing a bitter or bittersweet flavor. Common examples include orange bitters and Angostura bitters.
Hints and Solutions:
The puzzle is divided into four color-coded categories: Yellow (easy), Green (medium), Blue (hard), and Purple (tricky). Solutions are presented below, with hints provided for each category. Note that images are placeholders and may not accurately reflect the original images.
Yellow Category:
- Hint: These words describe something dependent on another factor.
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- Answer: Be Contingent On
- Words: Depend, Hinge, Rely, Rest
Green Category:
- Hint: These words suggest calming or relaxing actions.
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- Answer: Calm Down!
- Words: Chill, Easy, Enough, Relax
Blue Category:
- Hint: These are ingredients commonly found in an Old Fashioned cocktail.
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- Answer: Ingredients in an Old Fashioned
- Words: Bitters, Orange, Rye, Sugar
Purple Category:
- Hint: These words relate to the classic probability puzzle, the Monty Hall Problem.
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- Answer: Featured in the Monty Hall Problem
- Words: Car, Door, Goat, Host
Complete Solution:
- Yellow - Be Contingent On: Depend, Hinge, Rely, Rest
- Green - "Calm Down!": Chill, Easy, Enough, Relax
- Blue - Ingredients in an Old Fashioned: Bitters, Orange, Rye, Sugar
- Purple - Featured in the Monty Hall Problem: Car, Door, Goat, Host
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