Hints and Answers for New York Times Connections #522 (November 14, 2024)

1. None of these categories are about cooking food or ways to serve fruit.

2. Powder and Syrup go in the same group.

3. Signature and Tip go in the same category.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:
To have nothing left, to become tired.

The category for the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Deplete.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Deplete.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Drain, Empty, Exhaust, Sap.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in
this free browser game:
Someone who is good at an instrument and showing off their skills.

The category for the green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
Play Music with a Passion.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
Play Music with a Passion.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Groove, Jam, Rock, Shred.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:
“Waiter! Check please!”

The category for the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Words on a Restaurant Receipt.

The answer to the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Words on a Restaurant Receipt.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Signature, Tax, Tip, Total.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this puzzle game:
Ways to add sweeteners to everything you make.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
Forms of Sugar.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
Forms of Sugar.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Cube, Grain, Powder, Syrup.

• Yellow – Deplete:
  Drain, Empty, Exhaust, Sap
• Green – Play Music with a Passion:
  Groove, Jam, Rock, Shred
• Blue – Words on a Restaurant Receipt:
  Signature, Tax, Tip, Total
• Purple – Forms of Sugar:
  Cube, Grain, Powder, Syrup