Connections is the second-most popular NYT Games puzzle game outside of the main crossword itself, and an extremely fun, free offering that will get your brain moving every day.

This is probably one of the hardest Strands I’ve seen in a while, one where I don’t know how you’d complete it without lots of hints or an answer guide like this.

There are difficulty tiers coded by color, which will usually go from yellow, blue/green to purple as difficulty increases, so know that going in and when you start linking them together.