Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for July 27, #1142

核心亮点：今天的NYT Connections谜题带来了四个有趣的分类挑战，从体操器械到购物网站图标，考验你的联想能力。通俗解读：Connections是一款考验联想能力的单词分类游戏，玩家需要将16个单词分成四个类别。今天的谜题中，黄色组提示“玛丽·卢·雷顿”指向体操器械，答案是平衡木、鞍马、吊环和跳马；绿色组提示“它们共享一个形状”，答案是胡萝卜、冰锥、毛衣针和钟乳石这些长条形物品；蓝色组提示“带离合器的汽车”，答案是多普勒、墓地、范式和变速杆，这些是“换挡”的多种含义；紫色组提示“加入购物车”，答案是铃铛、购物车、爱心和放大镜，这些是购物网站常用图标。实际影响：对每天玩Connections的玩家来说，这篇报道就像一份“小抄”，既提供了巧妙的分类线索，也直接给出了答案，帮助你在卡关时快速过关，或者验证自己的思路是否正确。无论你是新手还是老玩家，都能从中获得解题的乐趣和成就感。

Today’s NYT Connections puzzle features some entertaining categories and poses a bit of a challenge. Read on for hints and today’s Connections answers. Hints for today’s Connections groups 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: Mary Lou Retton. Green group hint: They share a shape. Blue group hint: Think cars with a clutch. Purple group hint: Add to cart. Answers for today’s Connections groups Yellow group: Gymnastics apparatus. Green group: Long tapered things. Blue group: Kinds of shifts. Purple group: Icons on a shopping site. What are today’s Connections answers? The yellow words in today’s Connections The theme is gymnastics apparatus. The four answers are beam, horse, rings and vault. The green words in today’s Connections The theme is long tapered things. The four answers are carrot, icicle, knitting needle and stalactite. The blue words in today’s Connections The theme is kinds of shifts. The four answers are Doppler, graveyard, paradigm and stick. The purple words in today’s Connections The theme is icons on a shopping site. The four answers are bell, cart, heart and magnifying glass. Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line. See full bio The Latest from Gael Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, July 28 Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for July 28, #673 Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for July 28, #1143