NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for September 23, 2025

Puzzle #835
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🟨 "Disposition during pleasant days
CHEERFUL
BOUNCY
BRIGHT
MERRY
SUNNY
🟩 Infant transport protection material
"RUBBER BABY BUGGY BUMPER"
BABY
BUGGY
BUMPER
RUBBER
🟦 "Travel companions, often packed.
KINDS OF LUGGAGE
CARRY-ON
DUFFEL
HARD-SHELL
ROLLER
🟪 "Ferris, Heather, Indiana, Pee-Wee
TITLE CHARACTERS IN '80S MOVIES
FERRIS
HEATHER
INDIANA
PEE-WEE