NYT Connections October 20 2025 Answers
Puzzle #862
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
K POP DEMON HUNTER COMPLEX AS A CENTAUR BE BIG BEAR BUGBEAR UNI I HANG-UP LYRE CAPRI
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — AFFLICTION
Green — REPRESENTED BY CONSTELLATIONS
Blue — PERIODIC TABLE SYMBOLS
Purple — ___CORN
AFFLICTIONBUGBEAR, COMPLEX, DEMON, HANG-UP
REPRESENTED BY CONSTELLATIONSBIG BEAR, CENTAUR, HUNTER, LYRE
PERIODIC TABLE SYMBOLSAS, BE, I, K
___CORNA, CAPRI, POP, UNI
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