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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for April 18, #677
Horror-movie buffs, it’s your day to shine. Here are hints and the answers for Connections for April 18, #677.

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Movie buffs, you’ll see a topic right up your alley in today’s Connections puzzle. And Gen Xers raised on Schoolhouse Rock? The yellow group might remind you of a fun video. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time
Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Rats!
Green group hint: Blob is another one.
Blue group hint: You might do this to flowers.
Purple group hint: Your stuff.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Interjections.
Green group: Horror movies, with «the.»
Blue group: Things you can pick.
Purple group: Personal property minus «S.»
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is interjections. The four answers are boy, goodness, man and wow.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is horror movies, with «the.» The four answers are Birds, Exorcist, Haunting and Shining.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is things you can pick. The four answers are apple, banjo, card and nose.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is personal property minus «s.» The four answers are belonging, effect, good and possession.
Quick tips for Connections
#1: Say the clue words out loud, pausing before and after each. That helps you hear the words in the context of a phrase. The Connections editors love to group words together that are used in similar phrasing, like ____ Up.
#2: Don’t go for the obvious grouping. These editors are smart. Once, they offered SPONGE, BOB, SQUARE and PANTS in the same puzzle. None of those words were in the same category. If you like, hit the «shuffle» button to give yourself a different perspective on the words.
#3: Break down any compound words and look for similarities. «Rushmore» was once in a puzzle where the connection was that each word started with the name of a rock band.
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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, April 19
Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for April 19.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword looked daunting, with those extra Saturday clues the puzzle has every week. But I found the clues pretty easy, and 1-Across even put a familiar childhood song in my head. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.
The Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times’ games collection. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.
Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword
Let’s get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Subject of a song that ends «Next time won’t you sing with me?»
Answer: ABCS
5A clue: Play at a loud volume
Answer: BLARE
6A clue: Totally convinced of
Answer: SOLDON
7A clue: It wrote this clue: «Virtual assistant with the gift of gab (4, 3). Let me know if you’d like any tweaks!»
Answer: CHATGPT
8A clue: Mascara targets
Answer: LASHES
9A clue: Place to make a lifelong promise
Answer: ALTAR
10A clue: Best coast for sunsets
Answer: WEST
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: The whole package, so to speak
Answer: ALLTHAT
2D clue: Honey ___, animal that «don’t care» in a meme
Answer: BADGER
3D clue: Makes smaller, as a photo
Answer: CROPS
4D clue: Like emails you can’t take back
Answer: SENT
5D clue: Acts like a braggart
Answer: BOASTS
6D clue: Rock that easily fractures
Answer: SHALE
7D clue: Grabber of stuffed animals in an arcade
Answer: CLAW
How to play more Mini Crosswords
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