Connections #855 Answers
Monday, October 13, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #855 for Monday, October 13, 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): metaphors for potentially volatile situations
- Green: bar events
- Blue: words after a welcome departure
- Purple (hardest): ending with synonyms for "swindle"
Answers
METAPHORS FOR POTENTIALLY VOLATILE SITUATIONS
CAN OF WORMS, HORNET’S NEST, MINEFIELD, PANDORA’S BOX
BAR EVENTS
HAPPY HOUR, KARAOKE, LIVE MUSIC, TRIVIA NIGHT
WORDS AFTER A WELCOME DEPARTURE
ABOUT TIME, FINALLY, GOOD RIDDANCE, SAYONARA
ENDING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "SWINDLE"
AMERICAN HUSTLE, COMIC CON, GOLDEN FLEECE, LUCKY STIFF
Previous Connections answers
- #854 — for all time, establishes, birds, happy ___
- #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
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