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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle contained a lot of names, including actor names and movie titles. But classifying them into the right groups was a bit tough. And the purple category was a real puzzler–I explain it at the bottom of the story. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Abraham Lincoln was one.
Green group hint: Names with meaning.
Blue group hint: Ante up!
Purple group hint: Movie title mania.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: US presidents.
Green group: Actors whose last names are also verbs.
Blue group: Kinds of poker.
Purple group: Proper nouns after gerunds in ’90s movie titles.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 22, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is US presidents. The four answers are Adams, Ford, Grant and Washington.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is actors whose last names are also verbs. The four answers are Chevy Chase, Christoph Waltz, Geoffrey Rush and Tom Cruise.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is kinds of poker. The four answers are draw, Omaha, strip and stud.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is proper nouns after gerunds in ’90s movie titles. The four answers are Amy, John Malkovich, Las Vegas and Private Ryan.
So, the movies, with their gerunds (think -ing verbs) removed, are:
- Chasing Amy
- Being John Malkovich
- Leaving Las Vegas
- Saving Private Ryan
Toughest Connections puzzles
We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.
#5: Included “things you can set,” such as mood, record, table and volleyball.
#4: Included “one in a dozen,” such as egg, juror, month and rose.
#3: Included “streets on screen,” such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.
#2: Included “power ___” such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.
#1: Included “things that can run,” such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.
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