Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Aug. 3, #1149 - CNET

Here are hints and the answers for today's Connections for Monday, Aug. 3.

Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has some really unusual clues, and could stump a lot of players. Read on for hints and today’s Connections answers.

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Think of a certain Robert Frost poem.

Green group hint: The color of this group.

Purple group: Starting with synonyms for “pester.”

The four answers are alley, backstreet, byway and lane.

The four answers are forest, hunter, mint and sage.

The four answers are fly by, myrrh, N’Sync and rhythm.

The theme is starting with synonyms for “pester.”

The four answers are bug fix (bug) nag champa (nag), needless (needle) and tea set (tease).

We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles​ so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.

#5: Included “things you can set,” such as mood, record, table and volleyball.

#4: Included “one in a dozen,” such as egg, juror, month and rose.

#3: Included “streets on screen,” such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.

#2: Included “power ___” such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.

#1: Included “things that can run,” such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.