Today’s NYT Connections puzzle (#963) has a fun theme mixing cosmetics with classic children’s stories. The answer? It’s all about makeup, Goldilocks, and some clever wordplay!
Quick Hints
- Yellow Category: Think about your makeup bag
- Green Category: Remember a classic bedtime story about three bears
- Blue Category: Words that end with drinking containers
- Purple Category: Sound-alike words for “brutal”
Today’s Connections Answers
Yellow – Makeup
BRONZER, FOUNDATION, LINER, STAIN
These are all common cosmetic products you’d find in a makeup collection.
Green – Featured in Goldilocks and the Three Bears
BEAR, BED, GOLDILOCKS, PORRIDGE
Classic elements from the famous fairy tale about a curious girl and three bears.
Blue – Ending with drinking vessels
FIBERGLASS, SILVERSTEIN, SMUG, STUMBLER
Each word ends with a drinking vessel: GLASS, STEIN, MUG, and TUMBLER.
Purple – Homophones of words meaning “Brutal”
GOREY, GRIMM, GRIZZLY, SCARRY
These sound like gory, grim, grisly, and scary – all words meaning brutal or frightening.