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Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Aug. 25, #1171

Today’s NYT Connections has some enjoyable topics covering entertainment and sweet treats. 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: Not deep.

Green group hint: Think Star Trek.

Blue group hint: Master of horror.

Purple group hint: I scream, you scream…

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Surface-level.

Green group: Sci-fi phenomena.

Blue group: Stephen King film adaptations, with “The.”

Purple group: Ending in ice cream orders.

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is surface-level.

The four answers are cosmetic, one-dimensional, skin-deep and superficial.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is sci-fi phenomena.

The four answers are hyperspace, parallel universe, teleportation and time warp.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme...

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