Connections #769 Answers
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #769 for Saturday, July 19, 2025. 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): sources of drinking water
- Green: things you can do with a football
- Blue: sharp fasteners
- Purple (hardest): starts of teenage mutant ninja turtles
Answers
SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER
RAIN, SPRING, TAP, WELL
THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH A FOOTBALL
PASS, PUNT, SNAP, SPIKE
SHARP FASTENERS
BRAD, NAIL, PIN, TACK
STARTS OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
DON, LEO, MIC, RAP
Previous Connections answers
- #768 — sequence, pick up on, yoga backbends, electric ___
- #767 — meddle, words after “no” to mean “it’s all good”, super ___, ending with fish
- #766 — parts of a college campus, exaggerated, as a performance, close in on, starts of greek letters
- #765 — gymnastics apparatus, force to leave, horror movies from 2022, horse___
- #764 — shades of blue, adjectives for a sports car, words before “roger/s”, disney animated characters plus a letter
- #763 — insult, credit card info, slang for printed matter, wine nicknames
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