The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-rumgys, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.

Connections can sometimes be easy to crack, but there are days when a little help goes a long way. To keep your winning streak intact, Newsweek has compiled a set of hints to guide you through Sunday's puzzle without giving too much away.

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Need the answers for the New York Times Connections puzzle?

Looking for help with today's NYT Strands puzzle? Here's an extra hint to help you uncover the right words, as well as all of today's answers and Spangram.

Today's hints 2. Today's answer 3. Yesterday's answer Looking for today's Connections answers? The Connections answers on October 20 for puzzle #497 are a smidge easier than yesterday's puzzle, with the Connections Companion rating this puzzle's difficulty at 2 out of 5.

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