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The purple group in today's NYT Connections puzzle might be one of the toughest ones so far this year. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers.

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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: Think 007.

Green group hint: UK cuisine.

Blue group hint: Traditional symbols.

Purple group hint: Look for two-word phrases in which the second words have something in common.

Answers for today's Connections groups

Yellow group: Clandestine.

Green group: British potato dishes.

Blue group: Heraldic achievements.

Purple group: Ending in modal auxiliary verbs.

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What are today's Connections answers?

The yellow words in today's Connections

The theme is clandestine. The four answers are cloak-and-dagger, covert, hush-hush and top secret.

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is British potato dishes. The four answers are bubble and squeak, chips, jacket potato and mash.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is heraldic achievements. The four answers are coat of arms, crest, helmet and shield.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is ending in modal auxiliary verbs. The four answers are Cape May, free will, grape must and tin can. (Modal auxilliary verbs are helping verbs used alongside a main verb.)

Toughest Connections puzzles

We've made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they'll help you see patterns in future puzzles.

#5: Included "things you can set," such as mood, record, table and volleyball.

#4: Included "one in a dozen," such as egg, juror, month and rose.

#3: Included "streets on screen," such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.

#2: Included "power ___" such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.

#1: Included "things that can run," such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.