Connections #861 Answers
Sunday, October 19, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #861 for Sunday, October 19, 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): topple
- Green: parts of a book
- Blue: lose it, with "out"
- Purple (hardest): chocolate bars plus a letter
Answers
TOPPLE
FALL, SPILL, TUMBLE, WIPEOUT
PARTS OF A BOOK
COVER, JACKET, LEAVES, SPINE
LOSE IT, WITH "OUT"
BUG, FLIP, FREAK, WIG
CHOCOLATE BARS PLUS A LETTER
CRUNCHY, DOVER, MARSH, SKORT
Previous Connections answers
- #860 — glide, words before "ball" in sports, prolific actors, homophones of synonyms for "vend"
- #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"
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