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Here’s a larger hint:Set the table, get up, store your data and guess.

The New York Times Connections puzzle for March 26

Today’s Connections answers

So, what are today’s Connections answers for game #654?

I started the day seeing fork and napkin and was thinking of fancy dinner, probably inspired by pinot.

From there I grabbed plate and glass for table configs.

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The grid shift helped me see cloud and drive for storage.

That made it easier to lock in on card and disk.

I swapped bounce with rose as it was the only thing left that meant going up.

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Fortunately, it was my wrap up category.

Yesterday’s Connections answers

Reading this in a later time zone?

I happened to be snacking on an oreo while doing this puzzle, so that’s where I started.

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I saw three other things that were black and white with panda, tuxedo and crossword.

I snagged the purple group next but not with the thought process the label indicates.

I saw mud and crystal and was thinking about spas.

A person holding a Nintendo Switch 2 playing Mario Kart World

My muddy mental connection shouldn’t have worked but apparently it was crystal.

From there I snagged the anagrams of abel, able, bale and bela.

A fact I knew and was quickly reminded of as soon as the category went through.

NYT Strands on a cellphone

The worst feeling in this game.

A person holding a Nintendo Switch 2 playing Mario Kart World

The cover of the upcoming Star Wars: Outlaws video game

Nintendo Switch 2

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A bald eagle in The Americas