The NYT Connections answers today, for Tuesday, August 25, 2026, solve puzzle #1171. The four groups are adjectives for things with no depth, science-fiction staples, Stephen King films that all take a “The”, and four phrases that end in an ice cream order.
The grid runs on one piece of misdirection, and it is a good one. ONE-DIMENSIONAL is the most science-fictional word on the board. It is not in the science-fiction group.
Connections Hints Today, August 25, 2026 (#1171)
- Yellow: four ways of saying there is nothing underneath.
- Green: four things that happen constantly on screen and never once in a laboratory.
- Blue: put “The” in front of each one and you have four films from a single novelist.
- Purple: ignore the first word of each phrase. Order the second one in a cup or a cone.
Connections Answers Today: All Four Groups (#1171)
Yellow · Surface-levelCOSMETIC · ONE-DIMENSIONAL · SKIN-DEEP · SUPERFICIAL
Green · Sci-fi phenomenaHYPERSPACE · PARALLEL UNIVERSE · TELEPORTATION · TIME WARP
Blue · Stephen King film adaptations, with “The”GREEN MILE · LONG WALK · RUNNING MAN · SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
Purple · Ending in ice cream ordersHARLEM SHAKE · INSIDE SCOOP · LICKETY-SPLIT · TRAFFIC CONE
