Curated from Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion — Here’s what matters right now:
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Saturday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, August 23 (game #804) . Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints. What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. NYT Connections today (game #805) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are… GLASS CORAL TORN CURTAIN RENT RATTLE COLD BOTTLE KING BOOTY CARAFE SPLIT CLOSE GARTER CLEFT DECANTER NYT Connections today (game #805) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Receptacles for a drink GREEN: Divided BLUE: Slithering things PURPLE: [Blank] thing you can do with a phone Need more clues? We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles… NYT Connections today (game #805) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: WINE VESSELS GREEN: RIPPED BLUE: KINDS OF SNAKES PURPLE: ____ CALL Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. NYT Connections today (game #805) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #805, are… YELLOW: WINE VESSELS BOTTLE, CARAFE, DECANTER, GLASS GREEN: RIPPED CLEFT, RENT, SPLIT, TORN BLUE: KINDS OF SNAKES CORAL, GARTER, KING, RATTLE PURPLE: ____ CALL BOOTY, CLOSE, COLD, CURTAIN My rating: Hard My score: 3 mistakes After an easy game yesterday, I was expecting a more cryptic round today – and so it proved. WINE VESSELS was easy enough to get, but the rest of today’s Connections was really difficult. I was pleased when I managed to finally get KINDS OF SNAKES, but it took me three tries before I finally achieved it. I was pretty sure about the category and had RATTLE, KING and CORAL locked down, but was clueless about the fourth. I didn’t really know what I was looking for with the last two groups, but thinking that SPLIT, CLEFT and TORN must belong together, I tried CURTAIN first before swapping in RENT for no reason other than a blind guess. Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Saturday, August 23, game #804) YELLOW: U.S. PRESIDENTS ADAMS, FORD, GRANT, WASHINGTON GREEN: ACTORS WHOSE LAST NAMES ARE ALSO VERBS CHEVY CHASE, CHRISTOPH W
Next step: Stay ahead with trusted tech. See our store for scanners, detectors, and privacy-first accessories.
Original reporting: Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion