NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for August 11, 2025

Puzzle #792
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💡 Today's Hints for Monday, August 11, 2025
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🟨 "Not special or different
ORDINARY
NORMAL
PLAIN
STANDARD
VANILLA
🟩 "Leave in the lurch
ABANDON
DESERT
DUMP
MAROON
STRAND
🟦 "Assessing grocery store items
SPECS ON CONSUMER PACKAGING
COUNT
MEASURE
WEIGHT
VOLUME
🟪 1. Medieval time period 2. Sweet indulgence 3. Nighttime steed 4. Unseen cosmos component
DARK ___
AGES
CHOCOLATE
HORSE
MATTER