NYT Connections hint (Fri, 25 Sep)

It doesn't matter whether your streak is big or small, they're all worth saving! You've got to start somewhere, after all, and starting from scratch is always a bummer. Luckily, you've got us, and we've got your answers.

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Connections hint for Friday 25th September

Here are your Connections hints for today:

• 🟨 Yellow hint: VIPs only.
• 🟩 Green hint: Tick-tock.
• 🟦 Blue hint: These Dans have spent plenty of time in the spotlight.
• 🟪 Purple hint: The biology textbook has been compromised.
• Extra hint 1: One group adds a little extra spice to its words.
• Extra hint 2: Every group except blue has at least one word containing the letter 'C'

If you need a bit more help, tap the spoiler text below to reveal one word belonging to each group:

• 🟨 Yellow: Fancy
• 🟩 Green: Pendulum
• 🟦 Blue: Savage
• 🟪 Purple: Classy

Spoiler warning! Today's Connections groups are revealed just below!

Today's Connections groups revealed

If you need an even bigger clue to figure out today's Connections puzzle, below we'll reveal the four correct Connections groups - the themes which link together each set of four words in the Connections grid.

Here are the Connections groups for today:

• 🟨 Yellow: Luxe
• 🟩 Green: Parts of a Mechanical Clock
• 🟦 Blue: Famous Dans
• 🟪 Purple: Taxonomic Ranks Plus a Letter

Now that you know the themes for the various different Connections in today's puzzle, see if you can solve it! If not, check below for the full answer.

Spoiler warning! Today's Connections answer lies ahead!

Connections answer today

Here is the answer to today's Connections puzzle on Friday, 25th September:

• 🟨 Yellow: Luxe (Bougie, Fancy, Posh, Swank)
• 🟩 Green: Parts of a Mechanical Clock (Escapement, Pendulum, Ratchet, Spring)
• 🟦 Blue: Famous Dans (Aykroyd, Levy, Rather, Savage)
• 🟪 Purple: Taxonomic Ranks Plus a Letter (Border, Classy, Foamily, Genius)

Today's Connections was tricky in a multitude of ways! Not only do you have to have knowledge of the inner workings of clocks, taxidermy, and various Dans throughout history, you also need to separate the word 'classy' from the yellow group!

Let us know in the comments below how you found today's puzzle! Here's my grid:

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Congratulations if you got today's Connections answer right, with or without the help of our handy hints above! And if you didn't succeed today, don't worry - a new Connections puzzle is released every day at midnight, so you can try again tomorrow, just like with Wordle!