Today's Connections Hints & Answers For October 16, 2024 (Puzzle #492)

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If you want to solve today’s puzzle, you will have to look for the right combinations of words. Today, there are not as many crossover words as there have been in previous puzzles, but that does not mean there’s no challenge. There are still potential pitfalls and traps, and you must decipher what meaning the words convey for this particular puzzle. If you are having trouble doing so, we have all the tips and tricks you need to get you the final victory.

If you like, you will also like the daily puzzle, which functions similarly. You will be asked to recall the 5-letter words you know as you attempt to deduce what letters go in which positions. Making a good guess with lots of different letters the first time is one way to get to victory, but so is taking your time and figuring out what words make use of those letters.

We have got you covered if you just need a few hints to help you sort things out. While the categories may not overlap as much today, there are some that may not make much sense right away. This presents a slightly different kind of challenge that these clues can help you solve as you play the puzzle.

The Password Game can be frustrating as it uses complex mechanics that can be difficult to figure out, even with help.

There are some odd categories in today’s puzzle, and that can make it hard to deduce what they are in the first place. To avoid the frustration of trying to do so, you can use the following category names to help you instead.

AT SOME FUTURE POINT

PARTS OF A TOURNAMENT SETUP

BIT OF BREAKFAST CEREAL

WHAT THE OUTSTRETCHED INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS CAN REPRESENT

AT SOME FUTURE POINT

EVENTUALLY

LATER

NEXT

SOON

This category was fairly straightforward, as there were not many time-related words in today’s puzzle. BYE was perhaps the only word that could be confused on this one. That is partially because this could be seen as a category of “farewells” instead of one that has to do with a point in time in the future. However, once you