NYT Connections October 9 2025 Answers
Puzzle #851
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
LIMESTONE GORILLA PHOTO FIGMENT FANCY DATELINE PLUMBER SLATE FICTION PRINCESS FLINT CAPTION MARBLE LEDE HEDGEHOG INVENTION
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — FANTASY
Green — KINDS OF ROCKS
Blue — NEWS ARTICLE FEATURES
Purple — TITLE FIGURES IN CLASSIC VIDEO GAMES
FANTASYINVENTION, FANCY, FICTION, FIGMENT
KINDS OF ROCKSFLINT, LIMESTONE, MARBLE, SLATE
NEWS ARTICLE FEATURESCAPTION, DATELINE, LEDE, PHOTO
TITLE FIGURES IN CLASSIC VIDEO GAMESGORILLA, HEDGEHOG, PLUMBER, PRINCESS
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