From Car Brands to Sky-High Wordplay – Here’s How Today’s Puzzle Breaks Down
Sept. 20’s Connections Puzzle Overview
Puzzle #832 offers a clever mix of brands, food, sports, and wordplay. Whether you nailed the yellow group or got tripped up by the purple, we’ve got hints and full answers to help you catch every connection.
Hints for Each Connections Group – Sept. 20, 2025
Here are the four clues ranked from easiest (yellow) to most difficult (purple). Use these to test your instincts before checking the solutions!
🟨 Yellow Group Hint: “Vroom-vroom!”
Theme: Car brands.
- Sub-hint: Think of American automakers, including a luxury division.
🟩 Green Group Hint: “Is it happy hour?”
Theme: Sports bar snacks.
- Sub-hint: Classic finger foods or shareables you’d find with drinks.
🟦 Blue Group Hint: “Hockey time.”
Theme: NHL team members.
- Sub-hint: Each word can complete “Anaheim ___,” “Philadelphia ___,” etc.
🟪 Purple Group Hint: “Look up.”
Theme: Words that commonly follow “sky.”
- Sub-hint: Think aviation, architecture, and birds.
✅ Today’s NYT Connections Answers – Sept. 20 (#832)
🟨 Yellow Group – Car Brands
- Dodge
- Ford
- Lincoln
- Ram
➡️ All American automotive brands. Lincoln is Ford’s luxury line, and Ram split from Dodge as a truck brand.
🟩 Green Group – Bit of Sports Bar Fare
- Chip
- Dip
- Fry
- Wing
➡️ A perfect lineup of bar food — salty, crispy, and best served with a drink.
🟦 Blue Group – N.H.L. Team Member
- Duck (Anaheim Ducks)
- Flyer (Philadelphia Flyers)
- Senator (Ottawa Senators)
- Star (Dallas Stars)
➡️ Each of these is part of an NHL team name — either singular or plural.
🟪 Purple Group – “Sky ___”
- Dive (Skydive)
- Lark (Skylark)
- Rocket (Skyrocket)
- Scraper (Skyscraper)
➡️ Trickiest group today — all are compound words or phrases that start with “sky.”
Puzzle Highlights & Observations
- The yellow group was the most straightforward — ideal if you’re into cars.
- Green was a fun food-focused category that added some flavor.
- Blue tested your NHL knowledge — helpful if you’re a hockey fan.
- Purple, as usual, leaned into tricky word association, demanding more lateral thinking.
