NYT Connections September 1 2025 Answers
Puzzle #813
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PRESIDENT MOTHER BISHOP BIRD CLERGY MEMBER PREMIERE M.L.B. PLAYER POPE SAINT VALENTINE INTRODUCTION N.F.L. PLAYER LORDE LAUNCH BURNS SAINT PATRICK DEBUT
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — FIRST APPEARANCE
Green — ONES CELEBRATED WITH HOLIDAYS
Blue — FAMOUS POETS
Purple — WHAT "CARDINAL" MIGHT REFER TO
FIRST APPEARANCEDEBUT, INTRODUCTION, LAUNCH, PREMIERE
ONES CELEBRATED WITH HOLIDAYSMOTHER, PRESIDENT, SAINT PATRICK, SAINT VALENTINE
FAMOUS POETSBISHOP, BURNS, LORDE, POPE
WHAT "CARDINAL" MIGHT REFER TOBIRD, CLERGY MEMBER, M.L.B. PLAYER, N.F.L. PLAYER
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