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Hints for Connections #926
- Yellow: A weakness or vulnerable point.
- Green: Concepts associated with Freud’s psychoanalytic theory.
- Blue: Fictional figures associated with capes.
- Purple: Each word begins with a short word for a sausage or sausage form.
Answers for Tuesday, December 23
Spoilers below: The complete groups and their words are listed here.
| Color | Theme | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Vulnerability | ACHILLES’ HEEL, DOWNFALL, KRYPTONITE, SOFT SPOT |
| Green | Freudian concepts | FIXATION, OEDIPUS COMPLEX, SUPEREGO, UNCONSCIOUS |
| Blue | Characters in capes | DARTH VADER, DRACULA, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, SUPERMAN |
| Purple | Starting with slang for sausage | BRATZ, DOGMA, FRANKENSTEIN, LINKLATER |
How the trickiest group works
The purple connection is in the opening of each word: BRATZ starts with “brat,” DOGMA with “dog,” FRANKENSTEIN with “frank,” and LINKLATER with “link.” Forbes’ explanation spells out these sausage-related slang terms and the wordplay behind the group: Forbes’ Connections #926 answers and explanation.
Red herrings to watch for
DRACULA, DOGMA, FRANKENSTEIN, and DOWNFALL may suggest a movie-related set, but they belong to separate groups in this puzzle. SUPERMAN and KRYPTONITE are another tempting pair; here, the former belongs with the caped characters and the latter with vulnerability. The Forbes explanation discusses both traps. Yahoo Tech independently reports the same date, game number, categories, and word groups: Yahoo Tech’s Connections #926 page.
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Which December 23 puzzle is this?
This answer key is for game #926 on December 23, 2025, not a puzzle from a different year with the same month and day. TechRadar’s page metadata also identifies the Tuesday, December 23, 2025 game as #926: TechRadar’s Connections #926 page.
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