Updated
Updated · CNET · Jun 13
NYT Releases Connections Puzzle #1098 Answers for June 13, Featuring 4 Movie-Themed Groups
Updated
Updated · CNET · Jun 13

NYT Releases Connections Puzzle #1098 Answers for June 13, Featuring 4 Movie-Themed Groups

3 articles · Updated · CNET · Jun 13

Summary

  • Connections puzzle #1098 for June 13 centers on four categories, with the hardest purple set built around words that precede “Story” in movie titles.
  • The full groupings are tea service items, enduring songs, movie practical-effects tools, and “Story” title words—Christmas, Neverending, Toy and West Side.
  • The other answers are saucer, spoon, teacup and tongs; classic, hit, oldie and standard; and makeup, miniature, prosthetic and puppet.
  • The report also points players to the Times’ Connections Bot and Games tracking tools, which show scores, win rate, perfect games and streaks.

Insights

What cognitive traps do puzzle creators use to make seemingly simple word games like Connections so deceptively challenging?
As CGI technology becomes more realistic, is the classic art of practical movie effects, like puppetry, truly facing extinction?