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Saturday, November 1, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 1, 2025

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Word grid

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

CHARGE
CHER
CHIP
CLYDE
FILE
HARDY
INDICT
INKY
ITCHY
JET
PINKY
PITCH
RAVEN
ROCKY
SUE
TELLER
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Themes

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

TAKE TO COURTStraightforward
BLACKModerate
SECOND IN A FAMOUS REAL-LIFE DUOTricky
RODENTS WHO ARE FIRST IN A CARTOON DUODevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

TAKE TO COURTStraightforward
WAYS TO BRING SOMEONE BEFORE A JUDGE+ 3 more…
BLACKModerate
SHADES OF DARKNESS, AS DARK AS CAN BE+ 3 more…
SECOND IN A FAMOUS REAL-LIFE DUOTricky
THE LESSER-KNOWN HALF OF A LEGENDARY REAL-LIFE PAIR+ 3 more…
RODENTS WHO ARE FIRST IN A CARTOON DUODevious
CARTOON RODENTS WHO LEAD THEIR ANIMATED PARTNERSHIPS+ 3 more…
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Full solution
TAKE TO COURTStraightforward
CHARGE,FILE,INDICT,SUE

CHARGE, FILE, INDICT, and SUE are all ways to take legal action against someone in court.

BLACKModerate
INKY,JET,PITCH,RAVEN

INKY, JET, PITCH, and RAVEN are all words used to describe the deepest shade of black (e.g., jet-black, pitch-black, raven-black, inky black).

SECOND IN A FAMOUS REAL-LIFE DUOTricky
CHER,CLYDE,HARDY,TELLER

CHER (of Sonny & Cher), CLYDE (of Bonnie & Clyde), HARDY (of Laurel & Hardy), and TELLER (of Penn & Teller) are all the second-named member of a famous real-life duo.

RODENTS WHO ARE FIRST IN A CARTOON DUODevious
CHIP,ITCHY,PINKY,ROCKY

CHIP (of Chip 'n' Dale), ITCHY (of Itchy & Scratchy), PINKY (of Pinky and the Brain), and ROCKY (of Rocky and Bullwinkle) are all cartoon rodents who are the first-named member of their duo.

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