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1Fix the driver behind crashes, sound loss and screen glitches2Repair Windows errors before they cause bigger problems3Scan for outdated or missing drivers - takes under a minuteNeed a nudge for the Friday, August 22, 2025, NYT Connections puzzle? This is puzzle #803. Start with the graduated hints below; the complete categories and answers are farther down, after a spoiler warning.
Graduated hints for Connections #803
Try each hint before moving on to the next. The first points toward the broad idea; later hints narrow down the entries.
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- One group is made up of U.S. presidents.
- Another group connects poker variants.
- For a group of actors, focus on what their last names can also mean as verbs.
- The most indirect group completes titles of 1990s films. Each answer follows a word ending in “-ing.”
How the tricky patterns work
Actors with verb-like surnames
The surnames Chase, Waltz, Rush, and Cruise can also function as verbs. The group is about the actors’ last names, not a shared genre or award.
Gerunds followed by film-title answers
A gerund is an “-ing” verb form used as a noun. Here, the four entries complete the movie titles Chasing Amy, Being John Malkovich, Leaving Las Vegas, and Saving Private Ryan.
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Spoiler warning: full answers below
The category names and all sixteen answers follow. Stop here if you still want to solve the puzzle yourself.
NYT Connections answers for August 22, 2025
| Color | Category | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | U.S. PRESIDENTS | ADAMS, FORD, GRANT, WASHINGTON |
| Green | ACTORS WHOSE LAST NAMES ARE ALSO VERBS | CHEVY CHASE, CHRISTOPH WALTZ, GEOFFREY RUSH, TOM CRUISE |
| Blue | KINDS OF POKER | DRAW, OMAHA, STRIP, STUD |
| Purple | PROPER NOUNS AFTER GERUNDS IN ’90S MOVIE TITLES | AMY, JOHN MALKOVICH, LAS VEGAS, PRIVATE RYAN |
How to play Connections
Connections asks you to sort sixteen words into four groups of four based on a shared link. Select four entries and submit them as a guess. The cited guides say players can make up to four mistakes. You can play through the NYT Games Connections page on desktop or mobile, according to TechRadar’s guide.
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