NYT Connections December 21 2025 Answers
Puzzle #924
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
RAIN LID AIR FLOW EAVES CIRCULATION ISSUE STACKS SPOUT GUM REFERENCE HANDLE PERIODICALS RESULT STRAINER EMERGE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — FEATURES OF A TEAPOT
Green — LIBRARY SECTIONS
Blue — ARISE
Purple — ___DROP
FEATURES OF A TEAPOTHANDLE, LID, SPOUT, STRAINER
LIBRARY SECTIONSCIRCULATION, PERIODICALS, REFERENCE, STACKS
ARISEEMERGE, FLOW, ISSUE, RESULT
___DROPAIR, EAVES, GUM, RAIN
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