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L ooking for clues for today's Connections answers? The Connections answers on July 26 for puzzle #776 are tack back up compared to yesterday's puzzle, with the Connections Companion rating this puzzle's difficulty at 2.8 out of 5.

The New York Times Connections puzzle challenges players daily to categorize 16 words into four related groups, testing vocabulary and pattern recognition skills. Today's edition features categories ranging from culinary flavors and similar shades to modes of walking and international locations.

NYT Connections puzzle for July 23 includes steak cuts, spooky figures, real estate jargon, and clever animal names. Check out the full solution to puzzle #772 here.