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Need help with NYT Connections #852, published on Friday, October 10, 2025? The four categories are SIGNIFICANT, ONE IN A SEPTET, TAROT CARDS, WITH “THE”, and ___ EYE.
Use the hints first if you still want to solve the puzzle yourself. The complete word groups and explanations appear farther down.
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NYT Connections #852 word grid
The 16 words in the October 10, 2025, puzzle were:
THIRD SISTER LOVERS MAGIC
BIG STAR SERIOUS WONDER
NAKED DEVIL EVIL MAJOR
MAGICIAN CONTINENT IMPORTANT DEADLY SIN
Remember that Connections categories can use words in different ways. A word may look as though it belongs in more than one group, but only one final arrangement uses every entry exactly once.
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Hints for Connections #852
Here are light category clues without listing the answers:
- Yellow: These words describe something important, consequential, or substantial.
- Green: Each answer can be one member of a familiar group of seven.
- Blue: Put “The” before each answer to get the name of a Major Arcana tarot card.
- Purple: Add the same word associated with the organ used for seeing.
If you want the complete solution, continue below.
Connections answers for October 10, 2025
Yellow: SIGNIFICANT
BIG, IMPORTANT, MAJOR, SERIOUS
All four words can mean significant, important, consequential, or substantial. For example, a “major” event or a “serious” issue can both be significant, while “big” and “important” are direct synonyms in many contexts.
Green: ONE IN A SEPTET
CONTINENT, DEADLY SIN, SISTER, WONDER
Each entry represents one item from a familiar group of seven:
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- A continent is one of the commonly taught seven continents.
- A deadly sin is one of the seven deadly sins.
- A sister refers to one of the Seven Sisters.
- A wonder refers to one of the seven wonders of the ancient or modern world.
This category is intentionally broad: the four words do not belong to one single named set. Instead, each can be understood as one member of a well-known septet.
Blue: TAROT CARDS, WITH “THE”
DEVIL, LOVERS, MAGICIAN, STAR
Adding “The” produces four Major Arcana tarot-card names:
- The Devil
- The Lovers
- The Magician
- The Star
The wording matters here. MAGIC may seem related to The Magician, but “The Magic” is not the name of a tarot card. The correct entry is MAGICIAN.
Purple: ___ EYE
EVIL, MAGIC, NAKED, THIRD
Each word forms a familiar phrase when followed by “eye”:
- evil eye
- magic eye
- naked eye
- third eye
MAGIC is the main trap in this group. It may initially pull you toward the tarot category because of The Magician, but it belongs here as magic eye.
Complete solution grid
| Category | Words |
|---|---|
| SIGNIFICANT | BIG, IMPORTANT, MAJOR, SERIOUS |
| ONE IN A SEPTET | CONTINENT, DEADLY SIN, SISTER, WONDER |
| TAROT CARDS, WITH “THE” | DEVIL, LOVERS, MAGICIAN, STAR |
| ___ EYE | EVIL, MAGIC, NAKED, THIRD |
Tricky words in this puzzle
MAGIC and MAGICIAN
These two entries are designed to create an overlap. MAGICIAN completes the tarot-card name The Magician, while MAGIC completes the phrase magic eye. Separating the noun from the related concept prevents the blue and purple groups from being mixed together.
SISTER
SISTER is less immediately specific than the tarot entries or the “eye” phrases. It belongs in the green group because it can refer to one of the Seven Sisters. The category does not require all four entries to come from the same particular seven-member list; it groups words that can each describe one member of a familiar septet.
STAR
STAR might look like a general word for something important or famous, but it is needed for the blue group: The Star is a Major Arcana card. That leaves BIG, IMPORTANT, MAJOR, and SERIOUS as the clean synonym group.
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This answer guide is for the historical puzzle published on October 10, 2025. Some answer pages may have appeared on October 9 in U.S. time zones, but the puzzle date associated with Connections #852 is Friday, October 10, 2025. If you are looking for the current daily puzzle, its number and word grid will be different.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What was the answer to NYT Connections #852 on October 10, 2025?
The four groups were SIGNIFICANT: BIG, IMPORTANT, MAJOR, SERIOUS; ONE IN A SEPTET: CONTINENT, DEADLY SIN, SISTER, WONDER; TAROT CARDS, WITH “THE”: DEVIL, LOVERS, MAGICIAN, STAR; and ___ EYE: EVIL, MAGIC, NAKED, THIRD.
Why is MAGIC not in the tarot category?
The tarot card is The Magician, so the grid entry is MAGICIAN. MAGIC belongs in the purple category because it forms the phrase “magic eye.”
What does SISTER mean in the green category?
SISTER refers to one of the Seven Sisters. The category combines words that can each represent one member of a familiar group of seven, including the seven continents, seven deadly sins, Seven Sisters, and seven wonders.
The Bottom Line
NYT Connections #852 answers: BIG, IMPORTANT, MAJOR, SERIOUS; CONTINENT, DEADLY SIN, SISTER, WONDER; DEVIL, LOVERS, MAGICIAN, STAR; and EVIL, MAGIC, NAKED, THIRD.
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