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.

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Category Hints

Today’s puzzle is one of the hardest in a while.

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.

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Today’sgreen categoryrelates to being in favour of something.

Today’sblue categoryrelates to sub-genres in music.

Today’spurple categoryhas words that can be preceded by a word that means sudden fear or surprise.

Herring Watch:There are a ton of music clues here, and many that can be preceded by ‘New’ to boot, but the musical category is actually more specific than you might think. It’s limited to one genre. It’s also important to ignore all the high school archetypes and sterotypes.

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Today’s Answers

We were down to one life before we solved this one.

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