NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, July 3 (game #753)

Looking for a different day?A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, July 2 (game #752).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 #753) - today's words(Image credit: New York Times)Today's NYT Connections words are…CONTACTNUMBEREXCHANGEINSURANCEARRIVALCOLLEGEMARKETPOSITIONALMANACFLIGHTDEALINGSTEAMGATETANDESTINATIONINTERACTIONNYT Connections today (game #753) - hint #1 - group hintsWhat are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?YELLOW: CommunicatingGREEN: Crucial at the terminalBLUE: Player informationPURPLE: Preceded by a profession that rhymes with “llama”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 #753) - hint #2 - group answersWhat are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?YELLOW: CORRESPONDENCE GREEN: AIRPORT BOARD INFO BLUE: PRO ATHLETE DATA PURPLE: FARMERS' THINGS Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.NYT Connections today (game #753) - the answers(Image credit: New York Times)The answers to today's Connections, game #753, are…YELLOW: CORRESPONDENCE CONTACT, DEALINGS, EXCHANGE, INTERACTIONGREEN: AIRPORT BOARD INFO ARRIVAL, DESTINATION, FLIGHT, GATEBLUE: PRO ATHLETE DATA COLLEGE, NUMBER, POSITION, TEAMPURPLE: FARMERS' THINGS ALMANAC, INSURANCE, MARKET, TANMy rating: HardMy score: 3 mistakesMy first two mistakes came trying to put together AIRPORT BOARD INFO including POSITION and then NUMBER instead of ARRIVAL. It seems obvious now, of course, but the word “time” after “arrival” would have helped.Next, I struggled to see what was left from the eight remaining words and landed at PRO ATHLETE DATA through some fortunate shuffling. I had never heard of several of these FARMERS’ THINGS before, but can see now why a farmer’s TAN could be a unique thing, as it indicates someone who works outside a great deal. How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, July 2, game #752)YELLOW: KNOCKOFF BOOTLEG, COPY, FAKE, REPLICABLUE: WORDS AFTER "T-" MOBILE, PAIN, REX, SHIRTGREEN: ASSOCIATED WITH FREUD DREAMS, ID, OEDIPUS, SLIPPURPLE: STARTING WITH HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE ABBREVIATIONS FRESHWATER, JUNIPER, SENECA, SOPHOCLESWhat is NYT Connections?NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.