NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, June 30 (game...

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints. What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. NYT Connections today (game #1115) - today's words Today's NYT Connections words are… CURLBREEZEBOXFENCESKETCHSKATEBOTTLEON TAPCANWALLRECRUITHEDGELUGENEWSPAPERGATESKI NYT Connections today (game #1115) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Things that split up placesGREEN: Skills for snow and ice sportsBLUE: Things that can be reusedPURPLE: United by a word that sound like “craft” Need more clues? We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles… NYT Connections today (game #1115) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: DIVIDING STRUCTURESGREEN: PARTICIPATE IN SOME WINTER OLYMPICSBLUE: COMMON RECYCLABLESPURPLE: WHAT "DRAFT" MIGHT REFER TO Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. NYT Connections today (game #1115) - the answers The answers to today's Connections, game #1115, are… YELLOW: DIVIDING STRUCTURES FENCE, GATE, HEDGE, WALLGREEN: PARTICIPATE IN SOME WINTER OLYMPICS CURL, LUGE, SKATE, SKIBLUE: COMMON RECYCLABLES BOTTLE, BOX, CAN, NEWSPAPERPURPLE: WHAT "DRAFT" MIGHT REFER TO BREEZE, ON TAP, RECRUIT, SKETCH My rating: HardMy score: 2 mistakes CAN, BOX, BOTTLE and ON TAP all sounded like wine delivery methods to me, while HEDGE, BOX, BOTTLE and FENCE were surely describing someone who wouldn’t commit to an opinion. Alas, in both cases I was very wrong, but fortunately before the situation go too dire I was able to spot four ways in which one could PARTICIPATE IN SOME WINTER OLYMPICS and the quartet of DIVIDING STRUCTURES. With just eight tiles left I finally managed to see the COMMON RECYCLABLES while WHAT "DRAFT" MIGHT REFER TO passed me by like a a BREEZE. Fine work if you saw the purple first. Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Monday, June 29, game #1114) YELLOW: OLD TIMEY TROUBLEMAKERS MISCREANT, ROGUE, RUFFIAN, SCOUNDRELGREEN: CONSUME WITH GUSTO CRUSH, GUZZLE, INHALE, SNARFBLUE: PARTS OF A SPEAKER CABINET, CONE, MAGNET, WOOFERPURPLE: ENDING IN PARTS OF A TREE EMBARK, GROOT, NUDIBRANCH, STRUNK