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.
Word List: Sugar, Goat, Relax, Orange, Host, Rest, Door, Hinge, Easy, Rye, Depend, Car, Rely, Chill, Enough, Bitters
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(Image of the puzzle)
Definition of Bitters: A non-alcoholic liquid or syrup, often with a bitter or bittersweet flavor, added to cocktails. Examples include orange and Angostura bitters.
Hints and Answers:
The puzzle is divided into four color-coded categories:
Yellow Category (Easy): Be Contingent On
- Hints: Conditional on something else.
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(Generic hint image) - Answer: Depend, Hinge, Rely, Rest
Green Category (Medium): Calm Down!
- Hints: "Loosen up, man. Mellow out."
- Image 3: (Generic hint image)
- Answer: Chill, Easy, Enough, Relax
Blue Category (Hard): Ingredients in an Old Fashioned
- Hints: "Bartender, what's in this delicious drink?"
- Image 4: (Generic hint image)
- Answer: Bitters, Orange, Rye, Sugar
Purple Category (Tricky): Featured in the Monty Hall Problem
- Hints: Should you switch your door, or should you keep it? Will you get a goat?
- Image 5: (Generic hint image)
- Answer: Car, Door, Goat, Host
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(Image summarizing the solution)
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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