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It’s a new day and that means a new puzzle wall to solve in the New York Times’sConnectionsgame. If you’re looking to save your streak and only want to nail down that last pesky category, don’t worry - we have all the hints you could need.
You’ll find everything you need below, from vague hints as to what you should be looking for to the outright answers. Whether you’re looking for a nudge in the right direction or a sneaky way to preserve your blemish-free record, you’ve come to the right place.

If you’re here by mistake and instead need the answers forJuly 24,click here.
Category Hints
Today’s puzzle has some vicious herrings of the red variety.
We’ll present these hints from theeasiest category to the hardest, as prescribed by the puzzle itself - Yellow, Green, Blue, then Purple.
If you want today’s category hints,click below! These will not spoil the actual names of the categories but will nudge you in the right direction.

Today’syellow categoryconcerns the predecessors to paper.
Today’sgreen categoryrelates to people who run events, usually in entertainment or debate contexts.
Today’sblue categoryconcerns being really good at something.
Today’spurple categorydeals with objects that have other objects covering them.
Herring Watch:‘Gift’ can belong in two categories, so think hard about that one. The same goes for ‘Present’. They are also not related.
Today’s Answers
We managed to complete today’s without losing a life, but it was a fine line.

