Connections #863 Answers
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #863 for Tuesday, October 21, 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): playing cards
- Green: takes on
- Blue: n.b.a. teams
- Purple (hardest): things you can control with remotes
Answers
PLAYING CARDS
ACES, JACKS, KINGS, QUEENS
TAKES ON
ADDRESSES, DOES, HANDLES, TACKLES
N.B.A. TEAMS
BUCKS, BULLS, HORNETS, SPURS
THINGS YOU CAN CONTROL WITH REMOTES
DRONES, GARAGE DOORS, TELEVISIONS, WIIS
Previous Connections answers
- #862 — affliction, represented by constellations, periodic table symbols, ___corn
- #861 — topple, parts of a book, lose it, with "out", chocolate bars plus a letter
- #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
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