Issue #942 Tue 9 Dec
Connections hints — December 9, 2025
Today's grid requires a steady hand, balancing a few straightforward associations with a handful of linguistic detours. Expect a patient session as the connections reveal themselves one by one.
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Yellow group
You sit with a ledger, checking the math one more time before the final decision gets made.
Logic and deliberation
Synonyms for analytical assessment
Members are 5–8 letters; first letters C, F, I.
BEAR IN MIND
One is CONSIDER.
CONSIDER · COUNT · FACTOR · INCLUDE
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Green group
Look at a rooster. Look closely.
Natural history
Shared physical characteristics
Members are 5–9 letters; first letters C, H, T, Z.
STRIPED ANIMALS
One is CLOWNFISH.
CLOWNFISH · HONEYBEE · TIGER · ZEBRA
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Blue group
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Cultural iconography
Common thematic associations
Members are 5–12 letters; first letters D, L, P, U.
ASSOCIATED WITH RAINBOWS
One is DOROTHY GALE.
DOROTHY GALE · LEPRECHAUN · PRIDE · UNICORN
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Violet group
Whatever you set the night before is what gets you up — for better or worse.
Linguistic wordplay
Phonetic prefix manipulation
Members are 6–8 letters; first letters F, T, W.
BEGINNING WITH NUMBER HOMOPHONES
One is FIEVEL.
FIEVEL · FOREHEAD · TOUCAN · WONDER