Today's Connections Hints & Answers For January 13, 2025 (Puzzle #582)

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Getting help for today’s puzzle makes a lot of sense, as some of the categories might be less recognizable. Today was a bit odd, as the later categories felt easier to me than some of the earlier ones, which is quite unusual. However, sometimes that does happen when you know the subject matter well, and it only changes the order in which you solve the puzzle. We are here with a few hints and trick to help you do just that as quickly as you possibly can.

If you want a challenging but very satisfying puzzle to solve, the NYT’s puzzle is a great one to try out. is all about stringing words together, making a more physical connection between them than in. You will be bouncing from letter to letter around the box and getting the rhythm of the game under your belt in no time at all. Once you figure out what words are possible to make, you will be solving the puzzle quickly.

Today, you will need to look at the puzzle carefully to get all 4 categories. There are a lot of possibilities, and you will want to make sure you follow the right possibility to get the right answer without wasting guesses. That can be hard without any context, but normally you would have to use the clues within the puzzle itself to create the context. However, we can give you some extra clues so that you are not struggling quite as much to get that context.

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 not sure about this puzzle, you can use the category names to give you another nudge. Otherwise, the full spoilers are further below.

TEACH

CACHE

DRIVING INSTRUCTOR DIRECTIVES

___WORM

TEACH

COACH

GUIDE

SCHOOL

TRAIN

This category is the one I actually got last, although I noticed the general subject of the category ahead of that. I saw COACH and GUIDE and figured that’s where the category was heading, but I wasn’t sure about the other two words at that moment in time. By the time I