NYT Connections November 21 2025 Answers
Puzzle #894
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
RACECAR LAPEL PIN SCREWDRIVER WOLF EEL BOLT CUTTER GREYHOUND SCARF RING GRUMPY OLD MAN COSMOPOLITAN LAVALIER CLOWNFISH AWARENESS RIBBON TALKING DOLL CHOW MEIN BOUTONNIÈRE SEA BREEZE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — THINGS WORN ON LAPELS
Green — COCKTAILS
Blue — PIXAR PROTAGONISTS
Purple — STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "EAT"
THINGS WORN ON LAPELSAWARENESS RIBBON, BOUTONNIÈRE, LAPEL PIN, LAVALIER
COCKTAILSCOSMOPOLITAN, GREYHOUND, SCREWDRIVER, SEA BREEZE
PIXAR PROTAGONISTSCLOWNFISH, GRUMPY OLD MAN, RACECAR, TALKING DOLL
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "EAT"BOLT CUTTER, CHOW MEIN, SCARF RING, WOLF EEL
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