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Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Aug. 16, #1162

Today’s Connections puzzle is a challenging one. Read on for hints and today’s Connections answers.

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: Sing out.

Green group hint: Part of it.

Blue group hint: Relative words.

Purple group hint: History.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Musical performance.

Green group: Participant.

Blue group: Family relationship modifiers.

Purple group: Descriptors for our human ancestors.

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is musical performance.

The four answers are concert, gig, set and show.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is participant.

The four answers are actor, agent, party and player.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is family relationship modifiers.

The four answers are grand, great, half and step.

The...

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