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Issue #820 Mon 8 Sep

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — 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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  1. Reveal the yellow group
    NONSENSE

    BALONEY · BULL · BUNK · RUBBISH

  2. Reveal the green group
    INCREASE, WITH "UP"

    CRANK · HIKE · JACK · RAISE

  3. Reveal the blue group
    FICTIONAL SPIES

    ARCHER · HUNT · PEEL · POWERS

  4. Reveal the violet group
    CAT___

    FISH · NAP · TAIL · WALK

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