NYT Connections September 25 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1202
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
RATHER BOUGIE GENIUS SPRING BORDER RATCHET SWANK SAVAGE CLASSY LEVY PENDULUM FANCY ESCAPEMENT POSH FOAMILY AYKROYD
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — LUXE
Green — PARTS OF A MECHANICAL CLOCK
Blue — FAMOUS DANS
Purple — TAXONOMIC RANKS PLUS A LETTER
LUXEBOUGIE, FANCY, POSH, SWANK
PARTS OF A MECHANICAL CLOCKESCAPEMENT, PENDULUM, RATCHET, SPRING
FAMOUS DANSAYKROYD, LEVY, RATHER, SAVAGE
TAXONOMIC RANKS PLUS A LETTERBORDER, CLASSY, FOAMILY, GENIUS
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