Updated
Updated · Mashable · Jun 5
Mashable Reveals 4 Category Answers for NYT Connections Puzzle #1090
Updated
Updated · Mashable · Jun 5

Mashable Reveals 4 Category Answers for NYT Connections Puzzle #1090

3 articles · Updated · Mashable · Jun 5

Summary

  • Connections #1090 was fully solved by Mashable, with the four groups identified as Hansel and Gretel clues, bits of cereal, Demi Moore movies, and words ending in transportation methods.
  • 16 words were sorted into those sets: BREADCRUMB, FOREST, OVEN and WITCH; CLUSTER, FLAKE, LOOP and PUFF; DISCLOSURE, GHOST, STRIPTEASE and THE SUBSTANCE; INCUBUS, OSCAR, QUATRAIN and SITUATIONSHIP.
  • Mashable framed the June 5 puzzle as relatively manageable for cinephiles, pointing readers to the Demi Moore category as a likely foothold.
  • The article also recapped Connections rules: players group 16 words into four color-coded categories, with up to four mistakes before the game ends.

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