It’s a new capital-d day and that means a new puzzle wall to solve in the New York Times’sConnectionsgame. If you’re looking to save your streak and only want to nail down that last pesky category, don’t worry - we have all the hints you could need.

You’ll find everything you need below, from vague hints as to what you should be looking for to the outright answers. Whether you’re looking for a nudge in the right direction or a sneaky way to preserve your blemish-free record, you’ve come to the right place.

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Category Hints

Today’s puzzle is pretty Darn Difficult thanks to every word beginning with a ‘D’.

We’ll present these hints from theeasiest category to the hardest, as prescribed by the puzzle itself - Yellow, Green, Blue, then Purple.

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If you want today’s category hints,click below! These will not spoil the actual names of the categories but will nudge you in the right direction.

Today’syellow categoryrelates to shapes that happen after collisions.

Today’sgreen categoryrelates to ingredients used very sparingly in a recipe.

Today’sblue categoryrelates to cartoon characters belonging to the biggest name in cartoons.

Today’spurple categoryhas words that come before another D-word that might evoke thoughts of romance or calendars.

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Herring Watch:Not much in the way of trickery today, the difficulty comes from the D.

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