Issue #858 Mon 8 Sep
Connections hints — September 8, 2025
A tidy, four-group grid that rewards a steady hand and a quick eye for common phrasing. Today's layout features a clean distribution of wordplay and vocabulary-based challenges.
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Yellow group
The neighbor shouting at the television because the news report is clearly fabricated.
Colloquial expressions
Synonyms for untruths
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters B, R.
NONSENSE
One is BALONEY.
BALONEY · BULL · BUNK · RUBBISH
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Green group
Whatever you set the night before is what gets you up — for better or worse.
Verbs of elevation
Phrasal verb components
Members are 4–5 letters; first letters C, H, J, R.
INCREASE, WITH "UP"
One is CRANK.
CRANK · HIKE · JACK · RAISE
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Blue group
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Pop culture icons
Proper nouns sharing roles
Members are 4–6 letters; first letters A, H, P.
FICTIONAL SPIES
One is ARCHER.
ARCHER · HUNT · PEEL · POWERS
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Violet group
Where the lawnmower lives, where the mail piles up, where the kids hide.
Compound words
Common word suffixes
Members are 3–4 letters; first letters F, N, T, W.
CAT___
One is FISH.
FISH · NAP · TAIL · WALK