NYT Connections August 23 2025 Answers
Puzzle #804
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SMARTWATCH BOWL OIL CHICANERY COOLANT PODCAST HIPPODROME VAPE LEGERDEMAIN CRYPTO DECEIT FUEL COLISEUM SUBTERFUGE BRAKE FLUID STADIUM
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — LIQUIDS YOU PUT INTO CARS
Green — ARENA
Blue — SKULDUGGERY
Purple — MODERN INVENTIONS
LIQUIDS YOU PUT INTO CARSBRAKE FLUID, COOLANT, FUEL, OIL
ARENABOWL, COLISEUM, HIPPODROME, STADIUM
SKULDUGGERYCHICANERY, DECEIT, LEGERDEMAIN, SUBTERFUGE
MODERN INVENTIONSCRYPTO, PODCAST, SMARTWATCH, VAPE
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