NYT Connections Answer and Hints for 08 Sep 2025 – Puzzle #820
NYT Connections Answer & Hints for September 8, 2025 — Puzzle #820
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- About Today’s Connections
- Definitions of the 16 Words
- General Hints
- Category Titles (Spoilers)
- One Word From Each (Spoilers)
- Full Solution (Major Spoilers)
About Today’s Connections Puzzle
Puzzle #820 (published September 8, 2025) asks you to sort 16 words into four groups of four.
Definitions of the 16 Words
Alphabetical to avoid hinting at groups:
| Word | Short definition |
|---|---|
| ARCHER | Animated spy Sterling Archer from the TV series Archer. |
| BALONEY | Nonsense; hogwash. |
| BULL | Nonsense; also a male bovine. |
| BUNK | Nonsense; also a type of bed. |
| CATFISH | Fish species; fits the pattern “catfish.” |
| CATNAP | Short light sleep; “catnap.” |
| CATAIL | Wetland plant; here for the “cat-” prefix pattern. |
| CATWALK | Narrow platform (e.g., fashion runway). |
| CRANK | To increase (crank up); also a handle. |
| HIKE | Increase (hike up); also a long walk. |
| HUNT | Fictional spy Ethan Hunt of Mission: Impossible. |
| JACK | To raise/increase (jack up); also a lifting device. |
| PEEL | Emma Peel, spy from TV series The Avengers. |
| POWERS | Austin Powers, fictional spy from the film series. |
| RAISE | Increase (raise up); to lift. |
| RUBBISH | Nonsense; trash. |
General Hints
- One group is all about nonsense words.
- One group: add “up” to make new phrases.
- One group is fictional spies.
- One group: words that start with “cat.”
Category Titles
- 🟨 NONSENSE
- 🟩 INCREASE, WITH “UP”
- 🟦 FICTIONAL SPIES
- 🟪 CAT___
One Word From Each Category
- 🟨 BALONEY
- 🟩 JACK
- 🟦 HUNT
- 🟪 CATNAP
Full Solution
NYT Connections #820 — Full Groups
- 🟨 NONSENSE → BALONEY, BULL, BUNK, RUBBISH
- 🟩 INCREASE, WITH “UP” → CRANK, HIKE, JACK, RAISE
- 🟦 FICTIONAL SPIES → ARCHER, HUNT, PEEL, POWERS
- 🟪 CAT___ → CATFISH, CATNAP, CATAIL, CATWALK
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