NYT Connections December 23 2025 Answers
Puzzle #926
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
DRACULA DOGMA UNCONSCIOUS KRYPTONITE FRANKENSTEIN FIXATION ACHILLES’ HEEL SUPERMAN OEDIPUS COMPLEX SOFT SPOT LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD LINKLATER DOWNFALL DARTH VADER BRATZ SUPEREGO
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — VULNERABILITY
Green — FREUDIAN CONCEPTS
Blue — CHARACTERS IN CAPES
Purple — STARTING WITH SLANG FOR SAUSAGE
VULNERABILITYACHILLES’ HEEL, DOWNFALL, KRYPTONITE, SOFT SPOT
FREUDIAN CONCEPTSFIXATION, OEDIPUS COMPLEX, SUPEREGO, UNCONSCIOUS
CHARACTERS IN CAPESDARTH VADER, DRACULA, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, SUPERMAN
STARTING WITH SLANG FOR SAUSAGEBRATZ, DOGMA, FRANKENSTEIN, LINKLATER
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