
This guide provides hints and full answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Sunday, February 22 (game #987). It explains the four solution groupings, offers targeted hints for the trickier tiles, and includes the author's commentary on strategies and common pitfalls. Players working through multiple daily puzzles can pair this Connections guide with the NYT Strands answers-and-hints post for the same date.
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