Connections #820 Answers
Monday, September 8, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #820 for Monday, September 8, 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): nonsense
- Green: increase, with "up"
- Blue: fictional spies
- Purple (hardest): cat___
Answers
NONSENSE
BALONEY, BULL, BUNK, RUBBISH
INCREASE, WITH "UP"
CRANK, HIKE, JACK, RAISE
FICTIONAL SPIES
ARCHER, HUNT, PEEL, POWERS
CAT___
FISH, NAP, TAIL, WALK
Previous Connections answers
- #819 — gymnastics moves, disney princesses, fonts, geometry adjectives
- #818 — ruptured, apparition, predict, "best ___ performance" grammy award
- #817 — piquancy, available, male animals, chinese dynasties
- #816 — what you might see on a christmas tree, clean up, as a photograph, french food words, things with cells
- #815 — beginning, join, tv-related abbreviations in the '80s, may___
- #814 — curses, in "a visit from st. nicholas", worn by earring magic ken, starting with possessive determiners
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