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Connections Answers #523

Friday, November 15, 2024 — all four groups and the purple breakdown.

Puzzle#523
EditorWyna Liu
Difficulty6/10
Trap groupPurple

The Four Groups

Reveal the four groups

Connections answer · #523

  • Yellow · FISSURE

    LEAKCRACKHOLEPUNCTURE

  • Green · ELEMENTS OF WRITING

    PHRASELETTERWORDSENTENCE

  • Blue · INSTRUMENTS YOU BLOW INTO

    PIPEJUGWHISTLERECORDER

  • Purple · ___ OF TIME

    PASSAGEWASTENICKSANDS

The Purple Group

Fill-in-the-blank · ___ OF TIME

PASSAGE · WASTE · NICK · SANDS

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FAQ

What were the Connections answers for #523?
Connections #523 (Friday, November 15, 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.