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Spoilers lie ahead for Connections #616.

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So, what are today’s Connections answers for game #616?

The New York Times Connections puzzle on February 16, 2025

I almost never get the “missing one sound/letter” clues, and today was no different.

Yesterday’s Connections answers

Reading this in a later time zone?

The puzzle itself surprised me, which was a bit fun, but otherwise went down the line.

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Dish and tell lined up from there.

Sometimes it lines up that way.

So I clicked the left overs to get the blue which ended up being purple.

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Anyway, purple was cheese cake, cupcake, pancake and short cake.

And blue ended up beingalternative,emotional,popular, andprogressive.

Switch 2 and Mario

NYT Strands on a cellphone

Switch 2 console and accessories

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A person holding a Nintendo Switch 2 playing Mario Kart World

Green skull on smartphone screen.

iPhone X in hand

Michael B. Jordan as Stack and Smoke in "Sinners" movie

Casely Power Pod recall image