This guide provides solutions and hints for the New York Times Connections puzzle #579, published January 10, 2025. The puzzle features the words: Sugar, Goat, Relax, Orange, Host, Rest, Door, Hinge, Easy, Rye, Depend, Car, Rely, Chill, Enough, and Bitters.
Word List:
What are Bitters?
Bitters are a non-alcoholic liquid or syrup, typically added to cocktails, possessing a bitter or bittersweet flavor. Common examples include orange and Angostura bitters.
Hints and Solutions:
The puzzle is divided into four color-coded categories. Below are hints and solutions for each category:
Yellow Category (Easy):
- Hint: Conditional upon something else.
- Answer: Be Contingent On
- Words: Depend, Hinge, Rely, Rest
Green Category (Medium):
- Hint: "Loosen up, man. Mellow out."
- Answer: Calm Down!
- Words: Chill, Easy, Enough, Relax
Blue Category (Hard):
- Hint: "Bartender, what's in this delicious drink?"
- Answer: Ingredients in an Old Fashioned
- Words: Bitters, Orange, Rye, Sugar
Purple Category (Tricky):
- Hint: Should you switch your door, or should you keep it? Will you get a goat?
- Answer: Featured in the Monty Hall Problem
- Words: Car, Door, Goat, Host
Complete Solution:
- Yellow - Be Contingent On: Depend, Hinge, Rely, Rest
- Green - "Calm Down!": Chill, Easy, Enough, Relax
- Blue - Ingredients in an Old Fashioned: Bitters, Orange, Rye, Sugar
- Purple - Featured in the Monty Hall Problem: Car, Door, Goat, Host
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