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Connections Answers #494
Thursday, October 17, 2024 — all four groups and the purple breakdown.
Puzzle#494
EditorWyna Liu
Difficulty6/10
Trap groupPurple
The Four Groups
Reveal the four groups
Connections answer · #494
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Yellow · GRASSY AREA
PARKYARDGREENLAWN
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Green · DEAL WITH
ADDRESSFIELDHANDLEANSWER
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Blue · MOVIES WITH “S” REMOVED
CARJAWSWINGERGOODFELLA
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Purple · ___ LAW
HARVARDLEMONNATURALCRIMINAL
The Purple Group
Fill-in-the-blank · ___ LAW
HARVARD · LEMON · NATURAL · CRIMINAL
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What were the Connections answers for #494?
Connections #494 (Thursday, October 17, 2024) had four groups from yellow to purple — all shown above.
How hard was this Connections?
We rated it 6/10 (Medium). The purple group used fill-in-the-blank, which is where most solvers slip.