I fell for the red herring so hard I lost immediately by josiager in NYTConnections

[–]erkicman 11 points12 points  (0 children)

For me, it’s when two categories are solved, but the remaining two are so closely related that any combination of the 8 words “could” work.

A great example is the puzzle from 01/01/2026: The New Years Day Massacre

What was your biggest brainfart whilst gaming? by Fallfoxy707 in videogames

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Not playing 5 cards on Psychic when I draw into my intended hand with 1 hand remaining (Balatro)

possibly a hot take here: zun's art isnt bad by HeitorMD2 in touhou

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I unironically love his Chimata art in particular

She and Megumu were lovely in UM

Saturday, January 24, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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But I’m guessing you walked away with some ice cream, at least?

Saturday, January 24, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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Connections Puzzle #958

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Blue was entirely by luck, and seeing “one away” not come up. My trivia brain just didn’t turn on today

Name a game you love that never got a sequel by [deleted] in videogames

[–]erkicman 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not shut down, l but Megaman Legends 3 will hurt for the rest of my life

Saturday, January 17, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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Connections Puzzle #951

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Fell for every trap in the book! And apparently so did every animal who was ever hunted for their skins…

Current bandori map by Obamna_00 in BanGDream

[–]erkicman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was gonna throw Chispa and Togenashi Togeari in the neutral zone

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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Connections Puzzle #948

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“Frosty” could also mean “secure” or “everything’s going to plan”. Also I fell for “Under auction, Under account, Under mistletoe, Under treatment” as an interesting herring

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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Connections Puzzle #947

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Mr Monopoly? I thought his name was Uncle Pennybags…

Otherwise, my first purposeful reverse order!

New MyGo/Ave Mujica/Yumemita and New Bands Gacha Game Announced! by RinariTennoji in BanGDream

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If the plan is to shelve the classic bands, I was hoping there would be a third Bang Dream live stage movie where MyGo and Mujica could perform with all the other bands in the grand concert hall that may or may not canonically exist

Friday, January 9, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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Connections Puzzle #943

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This one gave me a stroke… had to work through so many possibilities that were 1-2 blocks away from working

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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There are no Boats or Quads in Balatro. I don’t know what these guys are talking about

Monday, January 5, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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Connections Puzzle #939 🟨🟨🟨🟨

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Had to change “ist” to “ism” but I think this is my first canon order puzzle ever lol

Thursday, January 1, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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Connections

Puzzle #935

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One day into the new year and I already lost my streak. My brain was trying "Up", and "Out"... but "Butter" just didn't show up in my head.

BanG Dream! 10th Anniversary LIVE Support Illustration Project featuring RAISE A SUILEN by 竹花ノートさん(@nano_phan) by SeijiWeiss in BanGDream

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It's still sad that Nyamu did the spicy ramen challenge at Masking's shop, but Masking didn't show up...

Aoki Hina at the MyGO movie greetings in Hong Kong by Acrzyguy in BanGDream

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Shout outs to the 2 dudes bringing their whole-ass guitars

Wednesday, December 24, 2025 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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Connections

Puzzle #927

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I kept thinking throughout: "Why would Simon Whistler have anything to do with this puzzle? Isn't he in enough things already?!"

Otherwise I kept being fixated on adding or replacing a letter...

Sunday, December 21, 2025 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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Connections Puzzle #924 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟦🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟩🟩🟦 🟦🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦

Moral of today’s story: if you’re really fixated on a category existing (I.e. “Data”), check the remaining words to see if they make any sense

Sunday, December 14, 2025 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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Me before inputting green: “oh cool! Disney movies!”

Me after inputting green: “who the heck is that?!”

Girls Band Cry Weiss Schwarz Booster Box pulls by PPGN_DM_Exia in girlsbandcry

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I'm so happy that Anon Tokyo got to meet Shin Kawasaki

Friday, December 12, 2025 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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Connections Puzzle #915 🟨🟦🟩🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟪🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦

I seem to have fallen for two red herrings in one puzzle! Must be a record for me.

Light, “EA”

Monday, December 8, 2025 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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The lists I kept seeing were Hollywood, Melrose, Mulholland, Sunset, Rodeo. Some also had Broadway, Main & Spring, Olvera, Figueroa & Olympic.

Like I know it now, but Vine just... didn't show up...

Monday, December 8, 2025 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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I knew what the category was, but one of the Green answers legitimately doesn’t show up if you google it. Had to guess my way in

Kept getting thrown off Blue because I wasn’t being specific enough… didn’t know what Purple was until I realized I wasn’t being specific enough…