Clues, answers for January 1, 2025

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Have you played Connections, the super fun New York Times word game that gets people sharing the multi-colored squares on social media like they did with Wordle? It’s quite fun and sometimes very challenging, so we’re here to help you with some clues and the answer to the four categories that you need to know:

1. You can describe these as smooth.

2. These contain words that are about tumbling.

3. They give light.

4. Think of a specific European country.

The answers are below this picture:

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1. Slimy animals

2. Ends with synonyms for “dive”

3. Things that glow

4. Dutch symbols