Connections #867, for Saturday, October 25, 2025, groups words about swindling, digital-watch features, bestowing something, and Oscar-winning biopics. Start with the spoiler-light clues below; the full groups and explanations follow.
Spoiler-light hints for Connections #867
- Yellow: Verbs for tricking or cheating someone.
- Green: Features commonly found on a digital watch.
- Blue: Verbs meaning “to give or bestow.”
- Purple: Biopics about a single figure whose portrayal won Best Actor at the Oscars.
There is no clothing category in this puzzle, according to All Things How’s October 25 guide.
Full answers for October 25
Spoilers below.
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Swindle | FLEECE, HOSE, HUSTLE, SHAFT |
| Green | Digital Watch Features | ALARM, DATE, LIGHT, STOPWATCH |
| Blue | Confer | ACCORD, AWARD, GRANT, VEST |
| Purple | Best Actor-Winning Biopics | CAPOTE, LINCOLN, MILK, RAY |
The groups are independently corroborated by Forbes.
Why the tricky words fit
HOSE and SHAFT are slang for cheating someone
In the yellow group, HOSE and SHAFT are informal verbs for treating someone unfairly or swindling them. They sit alongside FLEECE and HUSTLE.
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DATE is a watch display
DATE refers to the calendar information displayed on a digital watch, not a romantic appointment.
VEST means to bestow
VEST fits the blue group in the sense of vesting a person or institution with rights, authority, or power.
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MILK belongs with the film titles
MILK can also mean to exploit or take advantage of someone, which makes it a tempting alternate fit for Swindle. In this puzzle it is a film title, grouped with CAPOTE, LINCOLN, and RAY. The category refers to biopics associated with performances that won the lead actors Best Actor Oscars, not to the actors’ names.
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All Things How rated the puzzle 2.3/5 in its guide, updated October 24, 2025. That is the guide’s own rating; it is not an official New York Times difficulty statistic.
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