Here are helpful hints and the full answers for the NYT Connections puzzle on May 16, number 1,070.

Today's puzzle features plenty of musical terms, though many serve as clever distractions with alternate meanings. Continue reading for detailed clues and the solutions.

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Hints for today's Connections groups

Four hints follow for the puzzle groupings, ordered from the straightforward yellow category to the challenging purple one.

Yellow group hint: Cheers!

Green group hint: Let's adjust that.

Blue group hint: A conductor or director's vocabulary

Purple group hint: Hidden words that mean right now!

Answers for today's Connections groups

Yellow group: Glassware.

Green group: Mess around (with).

Blue group: Music performance directions.

Purple group: Ending in synonyms for ASAP.

What are today's Connections answers?

The yellow words in today's Connections

The theme is glassware. The four answers are coupe, flute, stein and tumbler.

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is mess around (with). The four answers are fiddle, mess, play and tinker.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is music performance directions. The four answers are allegro, forte, largo and piano.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is ending in synonyms for ASAP. The four answers are bassoon, Belfast, Nesquick and thermostat.