A little help. Your own aha.

Connections #916
hints & answers for December 13, 2025

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This reference always shows December 13, 2025. It is released in at least one timezone; every answer stays closed until you reveal it.

Which group has you stuck?

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Yellow group

Straightforward

1/4
First-letter clue

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

Show one word

CULOTTE belongs in this group.

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WIDE-LEGGED PANT STYLES

Reveal all four words
  • CULOTTE
  • GAUCHO
  • HAREM
  • PALAZZO

Green group

A little trickier

2/4
First-letter clue

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

Show one word

APOSTLE belongs in this group.

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SILENT "T"

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  • APOSTLE
  • DEPOT
  • MORTGAGE
  • POIROT

Blue group

More challenging

3/4
First-letter clue

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

Show one word

GOODEN belongs in this group.

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NEW YORK METS LEGENDS

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  • GOODEN
  • PIAZZA
  • SEAVER
  • STRAWBERRY

Purple group

Wordplay & surprises

4/4
First-letter clue

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

Show one word

AJA belongs in this group.

Reveal the category

GREEK MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURES MINUS A LETTER

Reveal all four words
  • AJA
  • ARE
  • HER
  • HERCULE
Show categories only
  • Yellow: WIDE-LEGGED PANT STYLES
  • Green: SILENT "T"
  • Blue: NEW YORK METS LEGENDS
  • Purple: GREEK MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURES MINUS A LETTER

Ready for the full solution?

All four categories and their words, together.

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Yellow

WIDE-LEGGED PANT STYLES

CULOTTE · GAUCHO · HAREM · PALAZZO

Green

SILENT "T"

APOSTLE · DEPOT · MORTGAGE · POIROT

Blue

NEW YORK METS LEGENDS

GOODEN · PIAZZA · SEAVER · STRAWBERRY

Purple

GREEK MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURES MINUS A LETTER

AJA · ARE · HER · HERCULE

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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