January 3, 2024

NYT Connections Hint - January 3, 2024

Yo yo yo! Rise and shine, puzzle peeps! 🧩✨ Today, we’re floating and flying, bugging out like agents, and ticking off boxes—let’s rap about it! Go grab your thinking caps! 🧢🔥

Word Explanations

  • TICK

    • Make your choice known, quick and British. 🇬🇧✔️

  • TIP

    • This guy still gets the first letter removed, but leaves an impact. 🎤💥

  • TAP

    • Make a small incognito listening connection. ☎️🤫

  • FLY

    • Taking a trip up, up, and away! ✈️

  • CHECK

    • Go ahead, highlight your choice, you know you wanna! 🖍️

  • 40

    • A melodic maestro may slip an opening character. 🎶

  • X

    • An ancient and simple choice-maker and incorrect symbol. ❌

  • PAIN

    • Remove the opener, but you’ll still feel emotions through the beat. 🎶😭

  • BUG

    • This creature’s got the feature to freak ya and leak ya info. 🐜✨

  • MARK

    • Whether it’s an ‘X’ or a star, this is your approval sparkle. ✨✅

  • GLIDE

    • How you move when you’re smooth, like butter. 🍞🛬

  • MIKE

    • For capturing whispers and not-so-faint heartbeats. 🎙️👂

  • FLOAT

    • Hang in the air like you just don’t care! 🌬️

  • COLE

    • Drop the first letter and you’ll still recognize this lyrical genius. 🎤

  • WIRE

    • Weave connections for chat interception. 🕸️

  • SOAR

    • When eagles and superheroes do their thing. 🦅

Theme Hints

  1. MOVE THROUGH THE AIR

    • Think sky, wings, or maybe just a chill breeze. 🪂

  2. HIDDEN LISTENING DEVICES

    • Spies need these to get all the juicy gossip. 🕵️‍♂️

  3. SELECT, AS A BOX ON A FORM

    • Filling out paperwork wouldn't be complete without these little marks. 📝

  4. RAPPERS MINUS FIRST LETTER

    • They put words to beats, but we're making them do it with one less letter. 🎵

Answers Explanation

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  1. MOVE THROUGH THE AIR

    :FLOAT,FLY,GLIDE,SOAR

    • These are the verbs for smoothly moving through the sky like you're in an action movie.

  2. HIDDEN LISTENING DEVICES

    :BUG,MIKE,TAP,WIRE

    • Hidden tech gadgets used to overhear what you probably shouldn't.

  3. SELECT, AS A BOX ON A FORM

    :CHECK,MARK,TICK,X

    • Methods to mark your choice on forms; just put an X or a ✔️!

  4. RAPPERS MINUS FIRST LETTER

    :40,COLE,PAIN,TIP

    • These are well-known rappers, but you've got to drop that first letter to see ‘em here.

And that's a wrap, folks! 🎤 Today, we soared through words, ticked boxes, and became secret agents, all while jamming to some letter-losing rappers. Until next time, keep floating and gliding through life, just don’t bug anyone too much! 😎✨