Times Connections Puzzle Hints for #579 (Jan. 10, 2025)

This guide provides solutions and hints for the New York Times Connections puzzle #579, dated 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:

Bitters Definition:

Bitters are a non-alcoholic liquid or syrup, often added to cocktails, possessing a bitter or bittersweet flavor. Common examples include orange and Angostura bitters.

Hints and Solutions:

Several hints are provided, categorized by color-coded difficulty levels within the game (Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple). Each section offers general clues, followed by the category answer, and finally, the specific words belonging to that category. Image placeholders are included to maintain the original image formatting.

General Hints:

1. The categories aren't about relaxation, though that's a good starting point.
2. "Door" and "Goat" belong together.
3. "Bitters" and "Orange" are in the same group.

Yellow (Easy) Category:

• Hint: Conditional upon something else.
• Answer: Be Contingent On
• Words: Depend, Hinge, Rely, Rest

Green (Medium) Category:

• Hint: "Loosen up, man. Mellow out."
• Answer: Calm Down!
• Words: Chill, Easy, Enough, Relax

Blue (Hard) Category:

• Hint: "Bartender, what's in this delicious drink?"
• Answer: Ingredients in an Old Fashioned
• Words: Bitters, Orange, Rye, Sugar

Purple (Tricky) Category:

• Hint: Should you switch your door, or 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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