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So, what are today’s Connections answers for game #557?

New York Times Connections puzzle December 19, 2024

Drumroll, c’mon…

Another three to get us through the week.

Tug and sub both leapt out from there and then I had to hunt down barge.

Fortunately the last three were next to one another.

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I saw the yellow category and removed it mostly to get it out of the way.

This one included delay, postpone, shelve and table.

From there we got to hammer and ladder.

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Which left bar fixtures; counter, keg, stool and tap as the mop up.

Yesterday’s Connections answers

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It’s rare that you get a solid week of similarly difficulty puzzles.

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For me, I saw bock and knew there was a beer grouping in this puzzle.

Stout and Sour are the more obvious ones from there.

Going with the flow, I saw handle and manage.

A person holding a Nintendo Switch 2 playing Mario Kart World

From there, I saw hedge and was thinking stocks which led to hold, short and trade.

The cover of the upcoming Star Wars: Outlaws video game

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Switch 2 console in handheld mode on a blue background

NYT Strands on a cellphone

Sebastian De Souza as Garrett and Sofia Carson as Alex in "The Life List" on Netflix

Anthony Mackie in Captain America: Brave New World

Motorola Razr 2024 Review.

Ryan Gosling looks to the side in Blade Runner 2049