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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.

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Category Hints
Today’s puzzle has some rough categories.
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 categorydeals with gumption. Something that makes you wonder ‘How dare they?’
Today’sgreen categorydeals with a daily task that those who own certain pets must undertake.

Today’sblue categoryturns around and around and around.
Today’spurple categorydeals with famous people of a certain era and a certain talent.

Herring Watch:Mercury is not a planet in this one, and there is no category that deals in clothing, unless that clothing is for an animal.
Today’s Answers
We actually failed today’s puzzle. We got stuck on the fourth and final purple category clue. Oops.