The Daily Crossword: Tips and Keys for NYT #585 (Jan 16 2025)

Connections returns with another brain-bending puzzle! To win, you must categorize sixteen words with fewer than four mistakes. The words themselves are your only clues.

If you're a Connections veteran, you know the challenge. This guide offers hints, solutions, and category clues to help you conquer this puzzle.

Words in NYT Connections Puzzle #585 (January 16, 2025)

The puzzle includes: Market, Switch, Plant, Mall, Trade, Gym, Outlet, Asset, Rug, Business, Mole, Sconce, Pack, Agent, Baseboard, Commerce.

Hints & Solutions

Expand the sections below for hints and answers.

General Hints

1. These aren't typical places to visit or shop.
2. "Asset" and "Mole" belong together.
3. "Mall" and "Pack" share a category.

Yellow Category Hints (Easy)

Hint: Economic transactions.

Yellow Category Solution (Easy)

Buying and Selling

Yellow Category Solution & Words (Easy)

Buying and Selling: Business, Commerce, Market, Trade

Green Category Hints (Medium)

Hint: Consider a fireplace, TV, window, or crown molding.

Green Category Solution (Medium)

Installed On a Wall

Green Category Solution & Words (Medium)

Installed On a Wall: Baseboard, Outlet, Sconce, Switch

Blue Category Hints (Hard)

Hint: Informer, operative.

Blue Category Solution (Hard)

Spy

Blue Category Solution & Words (Hard)

Spy: Agent, Asset, Mole, Plant

Purple Category Hints (Tricky)

Hint: Each word can be followed by a three-letter animal to form a common phrase.

Purple Category Solution (Tricky)

___ Rat

Purple Category Solution & Words (Tricky)

___ Rat: Gym, Mall, Pack, Rug

Complete Solution

• Yellow: Buying and Selling: Business, Commerce, Market, Trade
• Green: Installed On a Wall: Baseboard, Outlet, Sconce, Switch
• Blue: Spy: Agent, Asset, Mole, Plant
• Purple: ___ Rat: Gym, Mall, Pack, Rug

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