Matt Barker
Matt Barker
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Connections

A collection of Matt’s Connections puzzles.

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Connections is one of my favorites of the iconic NYT Games fare. If you’re reading this Wyna Liu, please hire me. Huge shoutout to Anthony Kenzo Salazar for making such a wonderful website for creating games.

The List

My personal favorites are denoted with a ⭐️

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☃️ Ice Pop

A holiday huzzah for the December 2025 Healthy News+ newsletter.

👻 Spooky Symbols

A Halloween haunt for the October 2025 Healthy News+ newsletter. Guess the bonus theme 😜

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🎚️ There’s Levels To It ⭐️
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You’ll see. I hope.

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🏆 Let The Games Begin!

Inspired by the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.

🌍 Animal Kingdom (Part One)

Pairs with Animal Kingdom (Part Two), a Strands puzzle.

🤐 Disclosure Central

The theme of this puzzle is [redacted].

🎄 All That Glitters

Inspired by the ornaments on the Barker family Christmas 2023 tree.

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🦋 Just Wing It ⭐️
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Float like a butterfly, spell like a bee.

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🛶 Camp Cal-A-Mac-Ki

A tribute to our 2023 summer vacation on Little Sebago Lake in Maine.

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🔥 My Easy-Bake Oven ⭐️
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The final installment of the Elemental series.

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💧 A Drop In The Bucket ⭐️
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The third installment of the Elemental series.

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🗿 All Downhill From Here ⭐️
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The second installment of the Elemental series.

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💨 This One’s A Breeze ⭐️
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The first installment of the Elemental series.

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🚀 To Infinity And Beyond!

Pop culture out of this world.

🔢 Popular Numbers

Just what the title says.

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🃏 Deck Deal ⭐️
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Pick a clue, any clue!

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🎨 Colors

A puzzling palette.

🗓️ Weekdays

See if you can pencil this one in.

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🍎 Apple Devices ⭐️
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An O.G. tricky themed puzzle!

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