Get NYT Connections Hints for March 14, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #642, including word connections and hidden categories.
As a fellow word puzzle enthusiast, I've designed these hints to be progressive to preserve your enjoyment of the game. Please reveal them in order, starting from the top. While official hints and answers are available at the bottom, I strongly encourage you to think through each connection yourself before checking them.
CANDY: While you believe you're enjoying candy, the candy is actually tasting you, wondering why humans are so obsessed with its sweet sacrifice.
Related to imposing monetary requirements
Actions taken to collect payment or fees
Impose, as a penalty
ROCKY: Rocks have been here for millions of years watching humans evolve, yet we call them 'lifeless'.
Common impulse purchases near checkout
Items you might grab while waiting in line
Checkout line impulse buys
CHARGE: We charge our devices daily, but when was the last time you charged your dreams?
Different formats of visual storytelling
Categories of film content
Movies of various lengths
EPIC: We call things epic, but to the universe, we're all just brief commercials between cosmic episodes.
Different types of paths or routes
Adjectives describing various terrain
___ road
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Hint: Impose, as a penalty
Hint: Checkout line impulse buys
Hint: Movies of various lengths
Hint: ___ road