NYT Connections Hints for October 20, 2025 (#909)
Game
K
POP
DEMON
HUNTER
COMPLEX
AS
A
CENTAUR
BE
BIG BEAR
BUGBEAR
UNI
I
HANG-UP
LYRE
CAPRI
Hints by Category
AFFLICTION
Back to CategoriesPsychological or emotional burdens
BUGBEAR
A persistent source of annoyance or anxiety; something that causes fear or worry
COMPLEX
A psychological problem or obsession, often referring to an inferiority complex
DEMON
An evil spirit or inner demon representing personal struggles or addictions
HANG-UP
An emotional problem or inhibition that prevents normal behavior
REPRESENTED BY CONSTELLATIONS
Back to CategoriesCelestial constellations in astronomy
BIG BEAR
Ursa Major constellation, containing the Big Dipper asterism
CENTAUR
Centaurus constellation, representing a mythical half-man, half-horse creature
HUNTER
Orion constellation, depicting the mythological hunter Orion
LYRE
Lyra constellation, representing the musical instrument of Orpheus
PERIODIC TABLE SYMBOLS
Back to CategoriesChemical element symbols from the periodic table
AS
Arsenic - a metalloid element with atomic number 33
BE
Beryllium - a lightweight alkaline earth metal with atomic number 4
I
Iodine - a halogen element with atomic number 53
K
Potassium - an alkali metal with atomic number 19 (from Latin 'kalium')
___CORN
Back to CategoriesWords that form compound words ending with 'corn'
A
Acorn - the nut of an oak tree
CAPRI
Capricorn - the zodiac sign (the Sea-Goat)
POP
Popcorn - a popular snack made from heated corn kernels
UNI
Unicorn - a mythical horse-like creature with a single horn