A little help. Your own aha.

Connections #883
hints & answers for November 10, 2025

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Yellow group

Straightforward

1/4
First-letter clue

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

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BELL belongs in this group.

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PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS

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  • BELL
  • DRUM
  • RATTLE
  • TRIANGLE

Green group

A little trickier

2/4
First-letter clue

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

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CLEAR belongs in this group.

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SATISFY, AS DEBTS

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  • CLEAR
  • PAY
  • SETTLE
  • SQUARE

Blue group

More challenging

3/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with C, C, I and S. These initials are in sorted order.

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CAME belongs in this group.

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WORDS IN A FAMOUS QUOTE BY CAESAR

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  • CAME
  • CONQUERED
  • I
  • SAW

Purple group

Wordplay & surprises

4/4
First-letter clue

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

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AB belongs in this group.

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LATIN PREPOSITIONS

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  • AB
  • PRO
  • SINE
  • SUB
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  • Yellow: PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS
  • Green: SATISFY, AS DEBTS
  • Blue: WORDS IN A FAMOUS QUOTE BY CAESAR
  • Purple: LATIN PREPOSITIONS

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All four categories and their words, together.

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Yellow

PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS

BELL · DRUM · RATTLE · TRIANGLE

Green

SATISFY, AS DEBTS

CLEAR · PAY · SETTLE · SQUARE

Blue

WORDS IN A FAMOUS QUOTE BY CAESAR

CAME · CONQUERED · I · SAW

Purple

LATIN PREPOSITIONS

AB · PRO · SINE · SUB

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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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