Connections #803 Answers
Friday, August 22, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #803 for Friday, August 22, 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): u.s. presidents
- Green: actors whose last names are also verbs
- Blue: kinds of poker
- Purple (hardest): proper nouns after words ending in "ing" in '90s movie titles
Answers
U.S. PRESIDENTS
ADAMS, FORD, GRANT, WASHINGTON
ACTORS WHOSE LAST NAMES ARE ALSO VERBS
CHEVY CHASE, CHRISTOPH WALTZ, GEOFFREY RUSH, TOM CRUISE
KINDS OF POKER
DRAW, OMAHA, STRIP, STUD
PROPER NOUNS AFTER WORDS ENDING IN "ING" IN '90S MOVIE TITLES
AMY, JOHN MALKOVICH, LAS VEGAS, PRIVATE RYAN
Previous Connections answers
- #802 — blunder, lands of the imagination, things with antenna/e, ___ doodle
- #801 — black-and-white things, pairs of rods, things that rotate about a vertical axis, rods that curve at one end
- #800 — quite the talker, fortified wines, ___ rock, starting with ways to move quickly
- #799 — indication, opportunity, hotel amenities, words before "watch"
- #798 — conveniently located, needs for sending a letter, words on a door, first amendment freedoms
- #797 — intrepidity, renovations, trounce, kinds of soft/lightweight paper
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