Issue #909 Mon 20 Oct
Connections hints — October 20, 2025
A steady day for the grid, balancing clear-cut identification with a few spots that require a second look. The intersections are clean, though the final category may pull at your patience before it snaps into place.
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Yellow group
The persistent voice in your head telling you that you left the stove on, even though you checked it three times.
Psychological states and personal grievances
Direct synonyms
Members are 5–7 letters; first letters B, C, D, H.
AFFLICTION
One is BUGBEAR.
BUGBEAR · COMPLEX · DEMON · HANG-UP
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Green group
Looking up at the night sky and trying to find the shape in the mess of points.
Astronomy and classical mythology
Common celestial referents
Members are 4–8 letters; first letters B, C, H, L.
REPRESENTED BY CONSTELLATIONS
One is BIG BEAR.
BIG BEAR · CENTAUR · HUNTER · LYRE
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Blue group
A classroom wall covered in a chart of elements, half of which you have not thought about since graduation.
Scientific shorthand
Technical abbreviations as nomenclature
Members are 1–2 letters; first letters A, B, I, K.
PERIODIC TABLE SYMBOLS
One is AS.
AS · BE · I · K
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Violet group
The sound of a snack machine humming in the breakroom.
Wordplay and compound phrases
Common suffix addition
Members are 1–5 letters; first letters A, C, P, U.
___CORN
One is A.
A · CAPRI · POP · UNI