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Connections #892
hints & answers for November 19, 2025

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Which group has you stuck?

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Yellow group

Straightforward

1/4
First-letter clue

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

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HUSKY belongs in this group.

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STOCKY

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  • HUSKY
  • SOLID
  • SQUAT
  • THICK

Green group

A little trickier

2/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with D, G, L and S. These initials are in sorted order.

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DIRECT belongs in this group.

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STEER

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  • DIRECT
  • GUIDE
  • LEAD
  • SHEPHERD

Blue group

More challenging

3/4
First-letter clue

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

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CASK belongs in this group.

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SECOND WORDS IN POE STORIES, AFTER "THE"

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  • CASK
  • FALL
  • MASQUE
  • PIT

Purple group

Wordplay & surprises

4/4
First-letter clue

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

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COLONY belongs in this group.

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ORGAN PLUS A LETTER

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  • COLONY
  • HEARTH
  • LUNGE
  • SKINK
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  • Yellow: STOCKY
  • Green: STEER
  • Blue: SECOND WORDS IN POE STORIES, AFTER "THE"
  • Purple: ORGAN PLUS A LETTER

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All four categories and their words, together.

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Yellow

STOCKY

HUSKY · SOLID · SQUAT · THICK

Green

STEER

DIRECT · GUIDE · LEAD · SHEPHERD

Blue

SECOND WORDS IN POE STORIES, AFTER "THE"

CASK · FALL · MASQUE · PIT

Purple

ORGAN PLUS A LETTER

COLONY · HEARTH · LUNGE · SKINK

This puzzle’s recorded solution

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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.

Group colours follow the puzzle’s yellow, green, blue and purple order, from the most straightforward to the trickiest. Your own experience may differ. The reference tiles may appear in a different order from your game. Picture puzzles have separately hidden descriptions, since a description can give away the wordplay.

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