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Here’s a larger hint:Grab a beer and a dog while surfing the web for some hits.

New York Times Connections puzzle January 17, 2025

Today’s Connections answers

So, what are today’s Connections answers for game #586?

Surprisingly the difficulty today comes in the form of traps rather than difficult connections.

I found that out when I fell for the hit songs trap of bop, hit and banger.

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Nothing else fit with that list though.

I was able to recalibrate with knock and tap for the green group.

Quickly locked down web browsers with Chrome, Edge, Opera and Safari.

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From there I took a quick strike when I comboed banger, brat, sausage and pepperoni.

I was not seeing the beer brands for the purple group.

But there they are in autoharp, contrabass, pepperoni, and rosebud.

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Yesterday’s Connections answers

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Agent, asset, mole and plant stuck out to me as spycraft.

Made me want to watch some James Bond.

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Redeemed myself with purple second when I figured out the green category and saw rug by itself.

For some reason the cartoon rug rats popped into my mind.

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