Connections #859 Answers
Friday, October 17, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #859 for Friday, October 17, 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): used during a presentation
- Green: items in a souvenir shop
- Blue: folktale characters
- Purple (hardest): weather terms
Answers
USED DURING A PRESENTATION
CLICKER, LASER POINTER, PROJECTOR, SLIDES
ITEMS IN A SOUVENIR SHOP
FIGURINE, KEY RING, MAGNET, POSTCARD
FOLKTALE CHARACTERS
CHICKEN LITTLE, JACK, THUMBELINA, TOM THUMB
WEATHER TERMS
BEAUFORT SCALE, DEWPOINT, HEAT INDEX, WIND CHILL
Previous Connections answers
- #858 — fruit desserts, crabby, fish, banana ___
- #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
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