NYT Connections October 17 2025 Answers
Puzzle #859
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TOM THUMB MAGNET CLICKER JACK POSTCARD HEAT INDEX WIND CHILL LASER POINTER KEY RING CHICKEN LITTLE THUMBELINA FIGURINE SLIDES BEAUFORT SCALE PROJECTOR DEWPOINT
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — USED DURING A PRESENTATION
Green — ITEMS IN A SOUVENIR SHOP
Blue — FOLKTALE CHARACTERS
Purple — WEATHER TERMS
USED DURING A PRESENTATIONCLICKER, LASER POINTER, PROJECTOR, SLIDES
ITEMS IN A SOUVENIR SHOPFIGURINE, KEY RING, MAGNET, POSTCARD
FOLKTALE CHARACTERSCHICKEN LITTLE, JACK, THUMBELINA, TOM THUMB
WEATHER TERMSBEAUFORT SCALE, DEWPOINT, HEAT INDEX, WIND CHILL
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