NYT Connections #842

Hints, category titles, and full answers for Tuesday, September 30, 2025

🧩 September 30, 2025

Connections Hint #842September 30, 2025

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About this puzzle

This is the complete solution to NYT Connections puzzle #842, originally published on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. The four categories ranged from UNNATURAL, AS MANNERISMS (the easiest, yellow group) through ENDING WITH NUMBER HOMOPHONES (the trickiest, purple group, which usually involves wordplay or hidden patterns).

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