Connections #860 Answers
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #860 for Saturday, October 18, 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): glide
- Green: words before "ball" in sports
- Blue: prolific actors
- Purple (hardest): homophones of synonyms for "vend"
Answers
GLIDE
BREEZE, COAST, FLOAT, SKATE
WORDS BEFORE "BALL" IN SPORTS
DODGE, HAND, PICKLE, RACQUET
PROLIFIC ACTORS
BACON, CAGE, CRUISE, FORD
HOMOPHONES OF SYNONYMS FOR "VEND"
CELL, HOCK, PEDAL, TRAYED
Previous Connections answers
- #859 — used during a presentation, items in a souvenir shop, folktale characters, weather terms
- #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 ___
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