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Hints for Connections #837
Read from top to bottom for increasingly revealing clues. Stop when you have enough to finish the board.
- Yellow: Think “not a right winger”—or, more directly, terms associated with left-wing politics.
- Green: Picture ordering at an ice cream shop.
- Blue: Think of Ben Affleck’s pal, or films starring a famous Bostonian.
- Purple: Think of Armstrong and Aldrin’s spacecraft—or the name Apollo.
Answers for September 25, 2025
The four groups are listed below. The film titles include the word “The,” which is not printed on the board.
| Color | Category | Tiles |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Left-leaning, politically | BLUE, LEFT, LIBERAL, PROGRESSIVE |
| Green | Ice cream parlor orders | CONE, CUP, SHAKE, SPLIT |
| Blue | Matt Damon movies, with “The” | DEPARTED, GOOD SHEPHERD, MARTIAN, RAINMAKER |
| Purple | Named “Apollo” | FICTIONAL BOXER, GREEK/ROMAN GOD, SPACECRAFT, THEATER |
Why the words fit
Yellow: left-leaning political terms
BLUE, LEFT, LIBERAL, and PROGRESSIVE all point to the political left.
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Green: ice cream parlor orders
A CONE, CUP, SHAKE, or SPLIT can be ordered at an ice cream parlor.
Blue: Matt Damon films with “The” in the title
The tiles complete the titles The Departed, The Good Shepherd, The Martian, and The Rainmaker.
Rank #2
Purple: things named Apollo
The four references are a fictional boxer, the Greek/Roman god, the spacecraft, and the theater.
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