Sun Oct 13 10:20:00 UTC 2024: ## NYT Connections Game #490: Clues and Answers for October 12th

**TechRadar’s Global Editor in Chief, Marc, offers hints and solutions for today’s challenging NYT Connections puzzle.**

The game presents four groups of words, each with a hidden connection. Today’s puzzle is particularly tricky, with the hardest group being the purple category, where players need to identify the missing word that unites the four answers.

**Here are some clues:**

* **Green Group:** Road Runner Cartoon Staples
* **Blue Group:** Kinds of Pants
* **Purple Group:** (Hint: It involves a word play on “roll”)

**Spoiler Alert: Answers below!**

**Green Group Answer:** Beep Beep, Acme, Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote

**Blue Group Answer:** Hammer Pants, Stirrup Pants, Slacks, Sweatpants

**Purple Group Answer:** To Roll, To Roll Over, To Roll Up, To Roll Out

**While Marc managed to solve the puzzle, he found the blue group particularly challenging, as he had never heard of “Hammer Pants” or “Stirrup Pants.”**

**For those struggling, remember you don’t need to solve all the groups to complete the game. You can use elimination to figure out the final answer. Good luck!**

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