Connections #87 Answers
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #87 for Wednesday, September 6, 2023. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): creatures in folklore
- Green: flower parts
- Blue: one involved in espionage
- Purple (hardest): chinese zodiac animals
Answers
CREATURES IN FOLKLORE
GNOME, GOBLIN, OGRE, TROLL
FLOWER PARTS
BUD, LEAF, PETAL, STALK
ONE INVOLVED IN ESPIONAGE
AGENT, MOLE, PLANT, SPY
CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALS
DRAGON, HORSE, RABBIT, TIGER
Previous Connections answers
- #86 — information displays, additional benefit, thanksgiving food, song titles with parentheses
- #85 — painting accessories, automatic transmission settings, things with teeth, ___ chair
- #84 — female animals, pronouns, roman numerals, homophones
- #83 — au naturel, baked goods, american football actions, manicure steps
- #82 — drink vessels, woodwinds, american poets, consecutive double letters
- #81 — appetizer unit, response to a correct answer, mar, ___jack
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