New York Times Connections: Conquer #579 With Expert Hints

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.

Word List: 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, often added to cocktails, possessing a bitter or bittersweet taste. Common examples include orange and Angostura bitters.

Hints and Solutions:

The puzzle is divided into four color-coded categories: Yellow (easy), Green (medium), Blue (hard), and Purple (tricky). Solutions are presented below, with hints preceding the answers for those who wish to solve the puzzle independently.

Yellow Category Hints: These words describe a condition dependent on something else.

Yellow Category Solution: Be Contingent On

Yellow Category Words: Depend, Hinge, Rely, Rest

Green Category Hints: These words suggest calming down or relaxing.

Green Category Solution: Calm Down!

Green Category Words: Chill, Easy, Enough, Relax

Blue Category Hints: These words are ingredients commonly found in an Old Fashioned cocktail.

Blue Category Solution: Ingredients in an Old Fashioned

Blue Category Words: Bitters, Orange, Rye, Sugar

Purple Category Hints: These words relate to the classic probability puzzle, the Monty Hall Problem.

Purple Category Solution: 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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