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. 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). Below are hints and answers for each category. Note that image URLs remain unchanged.

Yellow Category (Be Contingent On):

Hint: Conditional on something else.

Answer: Depend, Hinge, Rely, Rest

Green Category ("Calm Down!"):

Hint: "Loosen up, man. Mellow out."

Answer: Chill, Easy, Enough, Relax

Blue Category (Ingredients in an Old Fashioned):

Hint: "Bartender, what's in this delicious drink?"

Answer: Bitters, Orange, Rye, Sugar

Purple Category (Featured in the Monty Hall Problem):

Hint: Should you switch your door, or should you keep it? Will you get a goat?

Answer: 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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