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Today's NYT Connections puzzle is a fun mix of topics. I especially loved the blue category, which harkens back to a very simple and iconic children's book. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers.

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Hints for today's Connections groups

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: One last thing...

Green group hint: Think choir students.

Blue group hint: "Bow-wow, said Spot."

Purple group hint: Watches have these.

Answers for today's Connections groups

Yellow group: Stipulation.

Green group: Vocal characteristics.

Blue group: Characters in "Dick and Jane."

Purple group: Things with faces.

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What are today's Connections answers?

The yellow words in today's Connections

The theme is stipulation. The four answers are catch, caveat, fine print and strings.

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is vocal characteristics. The four answers are pitch, range, register and tone.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is characters in Dick and Jane. The four answers are Dick, Jane, Mother and Spot.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is things with faces. The four answers are building, cliff, click and polyhedron.