Today’s nyt connections today board is rated 2.2 out of 5 — the toughest of this week so far. The reason is two simultaneous decoys working at the same time. The first trap: ACID, GARAGE, INDUSTRIAL, and HIPPIE all look like music genres — acid house, industrial music, garage music. That group does not exist today. GARAGE belongs in Yellow as a home structure, ACID and HIPPIE belong in Green as counterculture references, and INDUSTRIAL belongs in Blue as a revolution. The second trap: HOUSE, FRENCH, and GREEN all look like types of salad dressing. Again — that group does not exist. HOUSE is a home structure, FRENCH is a revolution, and GREEN is also a revolution. Today’s connections clues today demand that you question every obvious pattern before committing to a guess. Lock Yellow with physical home structures in mind, approach Green through a cultural lens not a musical one, use historical knowledge for Blue, and think about finger shapes for Purple.