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Sunday, October 12, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — October 12, 2025

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Word grid

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

BEGINS
DAYS
ENDING
ETERNAL
EVERLASTING
FOREVER
INSTITUTES
KITE
LAUNCHES
PERMANENT
PIONEERS
RETURNS
ROBIN
SWALLOW
SWIFT
TRAILS
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Themes

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

FOR ALL TIMEStraightforward
ESTABLISHESModerate
BIRDSTricky
HAPPY ___Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

FOR ALL TIMEStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN LASTING WITHOUT END+ 3 more…
ESTABLISHESModerate
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO START OR FOUND SOMETHING NEW+ 3 more…
BIRDSTricky
THESE ARE ALL NAMES OF BIRDS+ 3 more…
HAPPY ___Devious
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN FOLLOW HAPPY TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
FOR ALL TIMEStraightforward
ETERNAL,EVERLASTING,FOREVER,PERMANENT

ETERNAL, EVERLASTING, FOREVER, and PERMANENT all mean lasting for all time, with no end.

ESTABLISHESModerate
BEGINS,INSTITUTES,LAUNCHES,PIONEERS

BEGINS, INSTITUTES, LAUNCHES, and PIONEERS all mean to establish or set something in motion for the first time.

BIRDSTricky
KITE,ROBIN,SWALLOW,SWIFT

KITE, ROBIN, SWALLOW, and SWIFT are all types of birds.

HAPPY ___Devious
DAYS,ENDING,RETURNS,TRAILS

DAYS, ENDING, RETURNS, and TRAILS can each follow HAPPY to form familiar phrases: Happy Days, Happy Ending, Happy Returns, Happy Trails.

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