New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #579 January 10, 2025

This article 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.

Puzzle Words: Sugar, Goat, Relax, Orange, Host, Rest, Door, Hinge, Easy, Rye, Depend, Car, Rely, Chill, Enough, Bitters

What are Bitters?

Bitters are a non-alcoholic liquid or syrup, typically added to cocktails, possessing a bitter or bittersweet flavor profile. Examples include orange bitters and Angostura bitters.

Hints & Solutions:

The puzzle is divided into four color-coded categories: Yellow (easy), Green (medium), Blue (hard), and Purple (tricky). Each section below provides hints and the final answers. Note that image placeholders are maintained.

Yellow Category Hints: Consider words related to dependence or conditions.

Yellow Category Answer: Be Contingent On

Yellow Category Words: Depend, Hinge, Rely, Rest

Green Category Hints: Think about actions or states associated with relaxation or calmness.

Green Category Answer: Calm Down!

Green Category Words: Chill, Easy, Enough, Relax

Blue Category Hints: Focus on ingredients commonly found in a classic Old Fashioned cocktail.

Blue Category Answer: Ingredients in an Old Fashioned

Blue Category Words: Bitters, Orange, Rye, Sugar

Purple Category Hints: This category relates to a famous probability puzzle involving choices and unexpected outcomes.

Purple Category Answer: Featured in the Monty Hall Problem

Purple Category 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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