Today's connection clues and answers for September 25, 2024 (Puzzle No. 471)

If you want to achieve a trifecta or perhaps better a quadfecta, in Connections Today you will need a few clues to get to the finish line. Especially in today's puzzle there are some confusing crossover words and multiple words could fall into the last categorywhich is often difficult anyway. This can cause a lot of confusion and frustration, especially if you are sure of a combination but it doesn't work.

If you want to try something that is consistent but changes every day, check out some password game tips. While you know what to expect for each rule each day, The answers for each rule are different and you must constantly change your answer to make sure all the rules are followed. This can be frustrating, but the ridiculous nonsense you end up with can be well worth it.

Notes on the category “Today’s connections”

25 SEPTEMBER #471

If you want some spoiler-free inspiration for today’s puzzle, we have a Hint for each category that can help you separate the words and follow the answers. This is a little tricky with today's words given the categories, but we've worked out some pointers that can help you.

• One category deals with sports.
• A category is about what you need for a specific job.
• A category includes about four things, all named after their origin.
• A category consists of about four words that come before the same word.

If you have checked these clues and found that they are not enough, we have some more clues for you in the form of the category names. Check them out below to get a more complete picture of the puzzle.

	TRIO OF SPORTING SUCCESSES
	NEEDS FOR PAINTING A ROOM
	FOODS NAMED AFTER CITIES
	___DERBY

Today's Connections Answers

25 SEPTEMBER #471

Yellow Answers: Revealed and Explained

Today's first and last categories are sports related, and one of the accomplishments mentioned in this category is winning the KENTUCKY Derby, one of the words that also appears in the last category. This can make things difficult and frustrating, but the key is that it is specifically about performancenot the individual events. HOME RUN is also a potential red herring in this case, so it's difficult to figure out what goes where.

Green Answers: Revealed and Explained

This is probably the simplest of all categories today, as the words generally have the least to do with the others. ROLLER is a diversionary tactic if you pay attention to the last category because roller derby, at least to me, is much more popular than some of the others. I was frustrated that it didn't belong in the last category, but when I saw PAINT, TAPE, and FINAL TOWEL, I resignedly realized it belonged here.

Blue Answers: Revealed and Explained

This could be tricky, as none of the words these things are actually named after are included in the words; you'll have to figure that out yourself instead. Also, did you know there's a Philly CHEESESTEAK Derby? Apparently all possible derbies are included in and outside of this puzzle. If you happen to know about them, that could be a potential trap, but the best guess is that they are foodstuffs or are directly related to foodstuffsand none of the other words in this puzzle are that.

Purple Answers: Revealed and Explained

This last one was tricky, as all the above words that could belong here were not that easy. It was the first thing that caught my eye when I saw KENTUCKY, ROLLER and DEMOLITION and immediately made the connection. This also proved to be my downfall in today's puzzle, as I could have eliminated some of the diversions before they were reached if I hadn't gotten stuck on it. I managed to rule out ROLLER after a few wrong guesses when I started looking elsewhere, but I lost out on an unfortunate guess when I found out the CHEESESTEAK might be a derby and got excited.

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