Today's Connections Hints & Answers For December 31, 2024 (Puzzle #569)

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If you are getting a thrill out of today’s puzzle but cannot get to the end of it, there are plenty of clues in here to help you complete your goal. It is the last puzzle of 2024, and you want to finish the year off with a bang, not in disappointment because you couldn’t get the last category. Instead, finish 2024 off with a win by using these clues to dispel any confusion and get the victory.

If you are looking for a new puzzle to start off your new year, you should try out the NYT’s puzzle. It’s typically more challenging than, but it also has a bit more mercy with how many mistakes you are allowed. In fact, you can experiment as many times as you need to and get the puzzle done on your own terms as long as you don’t run out of time at the end of the day. There are plenty of fun puzzles out there, but this one is worth trying out.

This puzzle is harder because of the similarities between the words rather than the obscurity of them. In fact, today there weren’t any words that I felt like I might have to look up just to see if there’s a weird definition of them that I’m missing. However, there are a lot of words that could mean close to the same thing or have similar ideas behind them.

This tricky little five by five crossword isn't always as easy as it looks; here are a couple easy tips and tricks to beat your friends' times!

If you are still looking for the right way to finish this puzzle up, you can start with the category names below.

MOVE QUICKLY

FUN TIME

WORDS BEFORE AN ADDRESSEE

NAME ___

MOVE QUICKLY

BOLT

DART

DASH

FLY

If you are looking to BOLT, you will be moving quite quickly. This category could be a little tricky as other words throughout the rest of the puzzle sound quite similar. There are a lot of short action-oriented words that could be confusing if you aren’t paying close enough attention. BLAST in particular looked like it could go with some of these words before I knew exactly what the category was. However, I was able to get the right