Today's Connections Hints & Answers For January 20, 2025 (Puzzle #589)

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If today’s puzzle is being a bit of a bear, there are many ways to overcome that challenge and scare that bear away. There are a confusing mix of various words today, although I personally found yesterday’s puzzle to be a bit more difficult. However, I also got quite lucky on this one which I will explain in the hints below. To help you get lucky too, here is everything I know about the puzzle and how you can overcome it.

If you need a break from, you should try out the NYT’s puzzle. Not only is it very different from, but it is also completely image-based, no words necessary! You will only need your matching skills to ace this puzzle, and you will be able to walk away with a slightly less exhausted brain if thinking about every possible definition tends to make you as tired as it does me. For me, it is nice to take a break, wind down, and have some fun matching puzzles while waiting for my brain to process.

There are several hints that could help you overcome your fear and the weight of this puzzle. With a little help, you should be able to assume responsibility and take on the challenge to become the winner, at least for today. Given enough confidence and the right hints, this puzzle should become a lot easier in no time at all.

The Tiles game for the New York Times mobile app asks you to use various strategies to pair matching visual patterns together to build huge combos.

If you still do not want to shoulder the weight alone,you can use these tips to make things a little easier for you.

TAKE ON, AS A RESPONSIBILITY

CORNERS

ASSOCIATED WITH POPEYE

___SHEET

TAKE ON, AS A RESPONSIBILITY

ASSUME

BEAR

HANDLE

SHOULDER

This one was the second category that I was able to HANDLE today. I do love using all of these words as you can likely tell, but none of them are my favorite word in the puzzle. I think SHOULDER is also the biggest red herring in the category, as there are arm-related words in other categories as well This makes it a little difficult, but nothing