NYT Connections Answers: December 23, 2025

Puzzle #973 — Editor: Wyna Liu

All 4 Groups

🟨 Yellow — Easiest
VULNERABILITY
ACHILLES’ HEEL, DOWNFALL, KRYPTONITE, SOFT SPOT
🟩 Green
FREUDIAN CONCEPTS
FIXATION, OEDIPUS COMPLEX, SUPEREGO, UNCONSCIOUS
🟦 Blue
CHARACTERS IN CAPES
DARTH VADER, DRACULA, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, SUPERMAN
🟪 Purple — Hardest
STARTING WITH SLANG FOR SAUSAGE
BRATZ, DOGMA, FRANKENSTEIN, LINKLATER

Word Grid

All 16 words from puzzle #973:

ACHILLES’ HEEL
DOWNFALL
KRYPTONITE
SOFT SPOT
FIXATION
OEDIPUS COMPLEX
SUPEREGO
UNCONSCIOUS
DARTH VADER
DRACULA
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
SUPERMAN
BRATZ
DOGMA
FRANKENSTEIN
LINKLATER
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