In connections, three items made me think of the Adams Family, but I couldn't come up with a 4th. But finally finding a group spoiled that thought.
You are correct connections was hard today.
I came up with a weird connection based on surroundings which luckily connected 3, then I switched one and luckily hit.
It was not the connection from the puzzle. I would have never gotten the purple, but it makes sense after you see it.