Connections #921 Answers
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #921 for Thursday, December 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): bit of wishful thinking
- Green: protagonist
- Blue: component of an arts and crafts project
- Purple (hardest): social ___
Answers
BIT OF WISHFUL THINKING
DAYDREAM, FANCY, FANTASY, ILLUSION
PROTAGONIST
HERO, LEAD, PRINCIPAL, STAR
COMPONENT OF AN ARTS AND CRAFTS PROJECT
FELT, GLITTER, PIPE CLEANER, POMPOM
SOCIAL ___
BUTTERFLY, MEDIA, SECURITY, WORKER
Previous Connections answers
- #920 — human-powered watercraft, flush, honda models, biblical figures plus starting letter
- #919 — dances, descendants, hitchcock movies, starting with percussion instruments
- #918 — tournament rounds, enormous, disreputable establishment, what "c" might mean
- #917 — lay it on thick, hans christian andersen figures, silent "l", fictional pigs
- #916 — wide-legged pant styles, silent "t", new york mets legends, greek mythological figures minus a letter
- #915 — contain, move in the wind, vegetable units, things that are divided into twelve segments
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