Issue #913 Mon 3 Nov
Connections hints — November 3, 2025
Today's grid requires a discerning eye to separate straightforward associations from more layered wordplay. Expect a patient morning at the kitchen table.
yellow group 7 nudges
Yellow group
A smudge of grease on a cocktail napkin, the sudden piercing glare of a cherry maraschino, and the bold pigment of a warning signal.
Visual associations
Common physical descriptors
Members are 9–17 letters; first letters C, F, M, S.
THINGS THAT ARE RED
One is CLOWN NOSE.
CLOWN NOSE · FIRE ENGINE · MARASCHINO CHERRY · STOP SIGN
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Green group
You spend twenty minutes with a hand pump, only for the entire thing to deflate by sunset.
Inflatable objects
Functional shared traits
Members are 11–15 letters; first letters B, W.
THINGS FILLED WITH AIR
One is BALLOON ANIMAL.
BALLOON ANIMAL · BOUNCY CASTLE · WATER WINGS · WHOOPEE CUSHION
blue group 7 nudges
Blue group
The kitchen floor carpeted in tiny plastic bricks, or the lingering fear of stepping on a stray one in the dark.
Multi-component pastimes
Descriptive set classification
Members are 8–14 letters; first letters J, L, P.
THINGS WITH A LOT OF PIECES
One is JIGSAW PUZZLE.
JIGSAW PUZZLE · LEGO SET · LITE-BRITE · PICK-UP STICKS
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Violet group
A late-night infomercial for a mail-order miracle, or the unexpected long shot winning at the track.
Compound phrases
Suffix-based wordplay
Members are 10–13 letters; first letters D, F, J, S.
ENDING WITH ANIMALS
One is DARK HORSE.
DARK HORSE · FUNKY CHICKEN · JUMBO SHRIMP · SEA MONKEY