We’re working with a theme from the 721st puzzle of the NYT Connections, and we’re looking for words that also pass for types of funds. This one sits in the hardest category, so recognising which entries qualify as funds won’t come easily. This is especially true if economics was never your strong suit or if you don’t dabble in investing. Most of these words are tied to investment fund terminology, and they’re easy to overlook if you’re not familiar with the space.
Slush and Ice Don’t Go Together
Don’t go mixing SLUSH and ICE together from the grid, because they don’t actually go together to form a theme. You also can’t find the rest of the words needed to build a proper category around forms of ice or even drinks. Most solvers won’t know that SLUSH is a type of fund. This is one of the words you want for the purple theme. Meanwhile, ICE here means to clinch or lock in a victory or a deal, not anything frozen.
What Are the Kinds of Funds in This NYT Connections Puzzle
Along with SLUSH, the words MUTUAL, TRUST, and HEDGE are all different kinds of funds that band together to form the purple category ___ FUNDS. This one is a fill-in-the-blank theme, and once it clicks, it’s clear the puzzle is pointing toward investment-related terms that describe large pools of money.
