Connections #854 Answers
Sunday, October 12, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #854 for Sunday, October 12, 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): for all time
- Green: establishes
- Blue: birds
- Purple (hardest): happy ___
Answers
FOR ALL TIME
ETERNAL, EVERLASTING, FOREVER, PERMANENT
ESTABLISHES
BEGINS, INSTITUTES, LAUNCHES, PIONEERS
BIRDS
KITE, ROBIN, SWALLOW, SWIFT
HAPPY ___
DAYS, ENDING, RETURNS, TRAILS
Previous Connections answers
- #853 — equipment, dress in, street suffixes, nicknames that have other meanings
- #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
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