Get NYT Connections Hints for January 19, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #588, including word connections and hidden categories.
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AQUARIUM: Fish in aquariums probably think they're in a reality TV show where humans randomly appear to stare at them.
Think about money and gambling contexts
Each can hold something or be used to collect
Fund
BLUFF: The most honest thing about a bluff is that it's honestly trying to deceive you.
You might encounter these terms in a courtroom
Different types of legal proceedings or filings
Court filing
KITTY: Cats don't have owners, they have staff who think they're owners.
Natural landscape formations or terrains
Features you might see on a topographic map
Landforms
PLAIN: Plain things are just complicated things that got tired of showing off.
Places or concepts involving measurement and observation
Mix of natural phenomena and human-named locations
They have rays
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Hint: Fund
Hint: Court filing
Hint: Landforms
Hint: They have rays