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Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for July 21, #1136

Today’s NYT Connections puzzle was a stumper for me. I saw “Tube,” “Gram,” and “Book” and thought maybe they referred to the second part of various social media programs — YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. It was a typical Times red herring, though, as that was not where they were going with this 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: Not bottoms.

Green group hint: You use it on your computer.

Blue group hint: Think Hamilton, or Annie Get Your Gun.

Purple group hint: Phone would also fit here.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Kinds of tops.

Green group: Software downloads.

Blue group: Elements of a musical.

Purple group: Tele ____.

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words...

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