Connections #853 Answers
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #853 for Saturday, October 11, 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): equipment
- Green: dress in
- Blue: street suffixes
- Purple (hardest): nicknames that have other meanings
Answers
EQUIPMENT
GEAR, KIT, STUFF, TACKLE
DRESS IN
DON, PUT ON, SPORT, WEAR
STREET SUFFIXES
ALLEY, COURT, LANE, WAY
NICKNAMES THAT HAVE OTHER MEANINGS
BILL, BOB, PAT, TOM
Previous Connections answers
- #852 — significant, one in a septet, tarot cards, with "the", ___ eye
- #851 — fantasy, kinds of rocks, news article features, title figures in classic video games
- #850 — finest, rock music subgenres, paint finishes, kinds of beds
- #849 — gossip, seen at a wedding, team, musicals plus starting letter
- #848 — parts of a record player setup, kinds of coats, things that come on spools, starting with homophones of greetings
- #847 — used to grow a houseplant, flabbergast, madonna songs, ___ car
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