《纽约时报》字谜提示和答案 #563，2024 年 12 月 25 日

It's Christmas Day, and it's time for another Connections puzzle from the New York Times! If you've tackled their holiday puzzles before, you know they can be deceptively simple. Need a hand with today's challenge? This guide provides hints, category-specific help, and even full spoilers, without revealing the basic rules of the game.

Today's Words (NYT Connections Puzzle #563, December 25, 2024):

The puzzle includes: Queen, Star, Cupid, Strong, Rudolph, Sagittarius, Nanny, Comet, Vixen, Moon, Robin Hood, Shannon, Hawkeye, Fey, Jenny, and Planet.

What's a Jenny?

A "jenny" can refer to a spinning jenny (a yarn-spinning machine), a female first name, a female animal of certain species, or a slang nautical term for a jib sail.

General Hints:

Consider these clues:

1. No category focuses on reindeer names.
2. No category is dedicated to female first names.
3. "Shannon" and "Strong" belong together.

Category-Specific Hints & Answers:

Let's break down the categories, offering hints and then full solutions. Click to reveal more!

Yellow Category (Easy):

Hint: Think about what else might share this classification. Consider black holes and satellites.

[Click to reveal answer](Yellow Category Answer: Celestial Objects. Words: Comet, Moon, Planet, Star)

Green Category (Medium):

Hint: Think about famous archers from fiction and mythology. Katniss, Artemis, and Legolas are examples.

[Click to reveal answer](Green Category Answer: Archers. Words: Cupid, Hawkeye, Robin Hood, Sagittarius)

Blue Category (Hard):

Hint: Consider other female animals. Think "doe," "hen," or "molly."

[Click to reveal answer](Blue Category Answer: Female Animals. Words: Jenny, Nanny, Queen, Vixen)

Purple Category (Tricky):

Hint: Think about a famous comedy show.

[Click to reveal answer](Purple Category Answer: SNL Cast Members. Words: Fey, Rudolph, Shannon, Strong)

Complete Solutions:

Here are all the categories and their words:

• Yellow - Celestial Objects: Comet, Moon, Planet, Star
• Green - Archers: Cupid, Hawkeye, Robin Hood, Sagittarius
• Blue - Female Animals: Jenny, Nanny, Queen, Vixen
• Purple - SNL Cast Members: Fey, Rudolph, Shannon, Strong

Ready to play? Head over to the New York Times Games Connections website – it's playable on most devices!