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Need help with NYT Connections #829? This Wednesday, September 17, 2025 puzzle groups words about wind, changing your mind, cramming, and endings from children’s TV titles. The hints below move from gentle clues to category names and then the full answer key, so stop before the section that would spoil too much.
Hints for Connections #829
Connections asks you to split 16 words into four groups of four. If you want a nudge without seeing the answers, read these clues one at a time.
- Yellow: Think of things that move or make noise in the wind.
- Green: These words describe reconsidering or reversing a position.
- Blue: Each can mean forcing something into a tight space.
- Purple: Look for words that finish the titles of long-running children’s television shows.
Category names
Still working it out? Here are the four published category labels, without the word groupings:
- They’re blowin’ in the wind
- Change one’s tune
- Cram
- Last words in long-running children’s show titles
Full answers for September 17
Spoilers below: Each category and its four answers are listed here.
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- They’re blowin’ in the wind: FLAG, PINWHEEL, VANE, WIND CHIME
- Change one’s tune: ABOUT-FACE, BACKPEDAL, FLIP-FLOP, RENEGE
- Cram: JAM, SHOEHORN, STUFF, WEDGE
- Last words in long-running children’s show titles: KANGAROO, NEIGHBORHOOD, RAINBOW, STREET
How to approach the trickier group
The first three categories have familiar meanings: objects moved by air, reversals of position, and ways to pack something into limited space. For the purple group, connect each word to a children’s show title ending: Kangaroo, Neighborhood, Rainbow, or Street. That phrase-ending pattern is less direct than the other meanings, so consider it after checking the more concrete possibilities.
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AllThings reports that the NYT daily forum rated this puzzle 2 out of 5, citing NYT Connections Companion, 2025. This is a rating reported by AllThings, not a broader measure of how players performed.
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