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Connections #848
hints & answers for October 6, 2025

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Yellow group

Straightforward

1/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with A, P, S and T. These initials are in sorted order.

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AMP belongs in this group.

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PARTS OF A RECORD PLAYER SETUP

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  • AMP
  • PREAMP
  • SPEAKER
  • TURNTABLE

Green group

A little trickier

2/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with C, D, P and T. These initials are in sorted order.

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CAMEL belongs in this group.

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KINDS OF COATS

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  • CAMEL
  • DUFFLE
  • PEA
  • TRENCH

Blue group

More challenging

3/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with F, T, T and W. These initials are in sorted order.

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FILM belongs in this group.

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THINGS THAT COME ON SPOOLS

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  • FILM
  • TAPE
  • THREAD
  • WIRE

Purple group

Wordplay & surprises

4/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with H, H, H and Y. These initials are in sorted order.

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HAIKU belongs in this group.

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STARTING WITH HOMOPHONES OF GREETINGS

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  • HAIKU
  • HAYSTACK
  • HELONIUM
  • YEOMAN
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  • Yellow: PARTS OF A RECORD PLAYER SETUP
  • Green: KINDS OF COATS
  • Blue: THINGS THAT COME ON SPOOLS
  • Purple: STARTING WITH HOMOPHONES OF GREETINGS

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Yellow

PARTS OF A RECORD PLAYER SETUP

AMP · PREAMP · SPEAKER · TURNTABLE

Green

KINDS OF COATS

CAMEL · DUFFLE · PEA · TRENCH

Blue

THINGS THAT COME ON SPOOLS

FILM · TAPE · THREAD · WIRE

Purple

STARTING WITH HOMOPHONES OF GREETINGS

HAIKU · HAYSTACK · HELONIUM · YEOMAN

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About the answers and hints

Categories and answers follow the recorded NYT puzzle. Our hints are independent: some are original category clues, while others give the first letters of the four words. Each hint is labelled so you can choose how much help to take.

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