What were the NYT Connections answers for October 16, 2025 (#896)?

NYT Connections #896 (October 16, 2025) answers: FRUIT DESSERTS: COBBLER, CRISP, CRUMBLE, TART | CRABBY: CROSS, PRICKLY, SORE, SOUR | FISH: CHAR, FLUKE, PIKE, SKATE | BANANA ___: BOAT, BREAD, SLUG, SPLIT

What were the Connections categories on October 16, 2025?

The four categories were: FRUIT DESSERTS, CRABBY, FISH, BANANA ___.

NYT Connections Answers: October 16, 2025

Puzzle #896 — Editor: Wyna Liu

All 4 Groups

🟨 Yellow — Easiest

FRUIT DESSERTS

COBBLER, CRISP, CRUMBLE, TART

🟩 Green

CRABBY

CROSS, PRICKLY, SORE, SOUR

🟦 Blue

FISH

CHAR, FLUKE, PIKE, SKATE

🟪 Purple — Hardest

BANANA ___

BOAT, BREAD, SLUG, SPLIT

Word Grid

All 16 words from puzzle #896:

COBBLER

CRISP

CRUMBLE

TART

CROSS

PRICKLY

SORE

SOUR

CHAR

FLUKE

PIKE

SKATE

BOAT

BREAD

SLUG

SPLIT

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