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Thursday, September 25, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 25, 2025

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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

BLUE
CONE
CUP
DEPARTED
FICTIONAL BOXER
GOOD SHEPHERD
GREEK/ROMAN GOD
LEFT
LIBERAL
MARTIAN
PROGRESSIVE
RAINMAKER
SHAKE
SPACECRAFT
SPLIT
THEATER
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

LEFT-LEANING, POLITICALLYStraightforward
ICE CREAM PARLOR ORDERSModerate
MATT DAMON MOVIES, WITH "THE"Tricky
NAMED "APOLLO"Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

LEFT-LEANING, POLITICALLYStraightforward
WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE POLITICAL LEFT+ 3 more…
ICE CREAM PARLOR ORDERSModerate
WAYS TO ORDER FROZEN DESSERT AT A SCOOP SHOP+ 3 more…
MATT DAMON MOVIES, WITH "THE"Tricky
COMPLETE THE TITLE OF A MATT DAMON FILM BY ADDING 'THE'+ 3 more…
NAMED "APOLLO"Devious
FAMOUS THINGS ALL SHARING THE NAME APOLLO+ 3 more…
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Full solution
LEFT-LEANING, POLITICALLYStraightforward
BLUE,LEFT,LIBERAL,PROGRESSIVE

BLUE, LEFT, LIBERAL, and PROGRESSIVE are all terms used to describe left-leaning political ideology or affiliation in American politics.

ICE CREAM PARLOR ORDERSModerate
CONE,CUP,SHAKE,SPLIT

CONE, CUP, SHAKE, and SPLIT are all classic ways to order or serve ice cream at an ice cream parlor.

MATT DAMON MOVIES, WITH "THE"Tricky
DEPARTED,GOOD SHEPHERD,MARTIAN,RAINMAKER

THE DEPARTED, THE GOOD SHEPHERD, THE MARTIAN, and THE RAINMAKER are all movies starring Matt Damon.

NAMED "APOLLO"Devious
FICTIONAL BOXER,GREEK/ROMAN GOD,SPACECRAFT,THEATER

APOLLO refers to: the fictional boxer Apollo Creed from Rocky, the Greek/Roman god Apollo, the Apollo spacecraft program, and the Apollo Theater in Harlem.

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