Connections #858 Answers
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #858 for Thursday, October 16, 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): fruit desserts
- Green: crabby
- Blue: fish
- Purple (hardest): banana ___
Answers
FRUIT DESSERTS
COBBLER, CRISP, CRUMBLE, TART
CRABBY
CROSS, PRICKLY, SORE, SOUR
FISH
CHAR, FLUKE, PIKE, SKATE
BANANA ___
BOAT, BREAD, SLUG, SPLIT
Previous Connections answers
- #857 — types of pools, in the nato phonetic alphabet, ford models, ___ seal
- #856 — captivate, summary, halt, animals minus starting letter
- #855 — metaphors for potentially volatile situations, bar events, words after a welcome departure, ending with synonyms for "swindle"
- #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
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