NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for August 8, 2025

Puzzle #789
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💡 Today's Hints for Friday, August 8, 2025
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🟨 "Balance in a game"
MAKE EQUAL, AS A SCORE
DRAW
EVEN
SQUARE
TIE
🟩 "Endow with authority or privilege"
BESTOW
CONFER
GRANT
PRESENT
VEST
🟦 1. Idle sketch 2. Nod off 3. Covert communication 4. Mind wandering
THINGS YOU MIGHT DO DURING A BORING CLASS/MEETING
DOODLE
DOZE
PASS NOTES
SPACE
🟪 1. Academic honor 2. Superhero publisher 3. Arcade classic 4. Artist's medium
WORDS AFTER THE LETTERS “MS”
DEGREE
MARVEL
PAC-MAN
PAINT