Past Connections answers
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| Date | Puzzle | Groups |
|---|---|---|
| October 24, 2026 | #1231 | KINDS OF STRIPS / THINGS ON STICKS / ONLINE AD FORMATS / ___ BAR |
| October 23, 2026 | #1230 | FORTHRIGHT / THINGS YOU INSTALL ON A COMPUTER / QUANTITIES IN A FORMULA FOR POWER / ___ TAP |
| October 22, 2026 | #1229 | PARTS TO BE GRASPED / KINDS OF SCULPTURES / AMERICAN FOOTBALL POSITIONS / STARTS OF BEDDING |
| October 21, 2026 | #1228 | CLASSIC CHILDREN'S GAMES / IMPORTANT PERSON / FAMOUS PAINTINGS / DOUBLE MISNOMERS (NEITHER WORD IS AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION) |
| October 20, 2026 | #1227 | FINISH / LACKEY / MUSTACHES / HOMOPHONES OF DISNEY CHARACTERS |
| October 19, 2026 | #1226 | SEETHE / ALL TALK / "MC" THINGS AT MCDONALD'S / ENDING IN BIRDS |
| October 18, 2026 | #1225 | PLACES TO STORE CLOTHES / THINGS THAT COME IN STICKS / FAMOUS PERFUMES / STARTING WITH THINGS THAT CLOUD THE AIR |
| October 17, 2026 | #1224 | DIGITAL NOTIFICATIONS / PHOTO / KINDS OF CRABS / LA ___ |
| October 16, 2026 | #1223 | SURFACE IMPERFECTIONS / LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES / EUROPEAN COUNTRIES MINUS A LETTER / STARTING WITH WORDS FOR "STYLISH" |
| October 15, 2026 | #1222 | WAYS TO PRESERVE FOOD / THINGS YOU CAN SCORE IN SPORTS / LOWEST PART / LOW LANDFORMS WITH A LETTER CHANGED |
| October 14, 2026 | #1221 | HINT / TENNIS SHOTS / SUPERHEROES, WITH "THE" / STARTING WITH "FEE, FI, FO, FUM" |
| October 13, 2026 | #1220 | DISCERNMENT / FASTEN / SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZES / LOOSE ___ |
| October 12, 2026 | #1219 | STATUS / TOLERATE / WORD SHORTENINGS, OFTEN / WORDS MADE USING U.S. POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS |
| October 11, 2026 | #1218 | PUT TO USE / MONTHLY BILLS / THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A GLOVE COMPARTMENT / ENDING IN GAMBITS |
| October 10, 2026 | #1217 | USEFUL WHEN WRITING A PAPER / PRESUME / SOCIAL MEDIA SECTIONS / ___BOXING |
| October 9, 2026 | #1216 | DECISIVE VICTORY / CONTROLLED BY A TV REMOTE / FEATURES OF A SPORTS SHOW / AIR ___ |
| October 8, 2026 | #1215 | FOLLOWS, AS RULES / OUTDO / THINGS THAT COME IN THREES / ENDING IN ACTORS NAMED TOM |
| October 7, 2026 | #1214 | SAVE FOR LATER / KINDS OF BUNS / GREEK NUMERICAL PREFIXES / BEST ___ TONY AWARDS |
| October 6, 2026 | #1213 | FINANCIAL FIRMS, FOR SHORT / KINDS OF CHAIRS / ___ INN HOTELS / ENDING IN TALENTS |
| October 5, 2026 | #1212 | CALM / ADJECTIVES FOR MATURE CONTENT / KINDS OF BOARDS / ENDING IN WAYS TO TEMPORARILY ACQUIRE |
| October 4, 2026 | #1211 | CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT / TABLE TENNIS NEEDS / PARTS OF A JUDGE COSTUME / SILENT ___ |
| October 3, 2026 | #1210 | STARTING WITH TERMS FOR "TOILET" / ENDING IN MUSICALS / STARTING WITH U.S. MUSEUMS / ENDING IN FANTASY CREATURES |
| October 2, 2026 | #1209 | FINANCE / FINGERS / CUSTOMARY / PRIME ___ |
| October 1, 2026 | #1208 | PUT / DRESS SHIRT MEASUREMENTS / 2000S INDIE ROCK BANDS, WITH "THE" / STARTS OF NYT PRINT PUZZLES |
| September 30, 2026 | #1207 | SECURITIES / THINGS THAT ARE SHAKEN (NOT STIRRED) / GANGSTER MOVIES / STARTING WITH MONTH ABBREVIATIONS |
| September 29, 2026 | #1206 | SECLUDED / RIVER FEATURES / FIRST WORDS OF PIXAR FILMS / PHRASES HIDING GREEK LETTERS |
| September 28, 2026 | #1205 | THINGS WITH STALKS / OYSTER CONDIMENTS / DODGE MODELS / THREE LETTERS PLUS REPEATED TRIGRAMS |
| September 27, 2026 | #1204 | SCULPTURE MEDIA / RESTAURANT SEATING OPTIONS / TELECOM / ENDING IN CHINESE DYNASTIES |
| September 26, 2026 | #1203 | BREATH FRESHENERS / THINGS DONE TO A DRESS SHIRT AT THE LAUNDRY / FEATURES OF WOOD / "COOL" THINGS, IN EXPRESSIONS |
| September 25, 2026 | #1202 | LUXE / PARTS OF A MECHANICAL CLOCK / FAMOUS DANS / TAXONOMIC RANKS PLUS A LETTER |
| September 24, 2026 | #1201 | PARTS OF A VAMPIRE COSTUME / THINGS WITH SPRING/S / FEATURING POINTING / ANAGRAMS |
| September 23, 2026 | #1200 | THINGS YOU GRAB BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE / WEBSITE HURDLES / THINGS THAT COME IN CANS / ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "TERM" |
| September 22, 2026 | #1199 | DEMONSTRATIVES / EMBELLISHMENT / OPTIONS ON A MULTIPLE CHOICE SURVEY / BEVERAGES WITH ACUTE ACCENTS REMOVED |
| September 21, 2026 | #1198 | EMAIL BUTTONS / WAYS TO ATTRACT FISH / CHESS VERBS / STARTS OF COMPOSERS' NAMES |
| September 20, 2026 | #1197 | ROUND FLAT THINGS / ASSOCIATED WITH KENTUCKY / VAMPIRE MOVIES / ___BOARDS YOU RIDE ON |
| September 19, 2026 | #1196 | WIDEN ONE'S SCOPE / FEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWING / ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960S / STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS |
| September 18, 2026 | #1195 | SEGMENT OF A PROCESS / ASSORTMENTS OF FOOD/DRINK / PARTS OF A FLIGHT / ___CASE |
| September 17, 2026 | #1194 | ELASTICITY / THINGS THAT ARE UNDERGROUND / HUGH JACKMAN MOVIES, WITH "THE" / LOVE ___ |
| September 16, 2026 | #1193 | ENDING IN METAL ELEMENTS / STARTING WITH U.S. COINS / POETS' MIDDLE NAMES / SAUSAGES PLUS A LETTER |
| September 15, 2026 | #1192 | INSTRUCT / PARTS OF A WHISTLING KETTLE / UNDERCOVER OPERATIVE / THINGS THAT APPEAR AT THE END |
| September 14, 2026 | #1191 | WATERBIRDS / INFORMANT / COMMON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ITEMS / ___GRASS |
| September 13, 2026 | #1190 | LACKING IN FIRMNESS / U.S. PRESIDENTS / WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERS / ENDING IN ELEVATED LANDFORMS |
| September 12, 2026 | #1189 | WAYS TO PERSONALIZE A CAR / PEOPLE IN AN ONLINE FORUM / THINGS THAT BLINK / ___ ALERT |
| September 11, 2026 | #1188 | PEOPLE HIRED FOR AN EVENT / INTERNALIZE / WAYS TO PRACTICE SELF-CARE / THINGS THAT ARE PUSHED METAPHORICALLY |
| September 10, 2026 | #1187 | CHEMICAL ELEMENTS / WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE STICKING OUT OF A WINDOW / BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CLASSICS / ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "HAPPENING NOW" |
| September 9, 2026 | #1186 | HARD TO UNDERSTAND / WORDS WITH "SMALL" PREFIXES / HORROR MOVIES / WORDS BEFORE "FORCE" |
| September 8, 2026 | #1185 | CLASSIC AMERICAN PERFORMANCE CARS / FEATURES OF A MIME COSTUME / ___ HEART / CANDY BARS PLUS A LETTER |
| September 7, 2026 | #1184 | QUITE THE SAGA / PARTS OF A BRA / ASSOCIATED WITH PINE TREES / STARTING WITH DISNEY CHARACTERS |
| September 6, 2026 | #1183 | UNRESTRICTED PERMISSION / PLACES TO INSERT SOMETHING INTO ON A COMPUTER / ABBREVIATIONS FOLLOWED BY REDUNDANT WORD / ENDING WITH WAYS TO CARVE A SURFACE |
| September 5, 2026 | #1182 | MOVE UNSTEADILY / BIRD ONOMATOPOEIA / ___HEAD / DESSERTS MINUS LAST LETTER |
| September 4, 2026 | #1181 | SPHERICAL THINGS / FOOD WHOSE NAME IS TWO FOODS / KINDS OF EELS / ACCESSORIES INSIDE STARTING AND ENDING LETTERS |
| September 3, 2026 | #1180 | TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB'S TAIL / SHADES OF RED / TOY CAR BRANDS / SPREADSHEET FUNCTIONS |
| September 2, 2026 | #1179 | FLABBERGAST / THINGS IN A VIOLIN CASE / ___ DOGS (THAT ARE DOGS) / ___ DOGS (THAT AREN'T DOGS) |
| September 1, 2026 | #1178 | "I PROMISE!" / LONG, SKINNY THINGS OFTEN SEEN TOGETHER / PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS OF FICTION / STARTING WITH WORDS OF INTENTION |
| August 31, 2026 | #1177 | THINGS THAT COME IN TUBES / WARNINGS ON A SHIPPING BOX / HISTORICAL SOVEREIGN TITLES / ___ BOWL |
| August 30, 2026 | #1176 | EXERCISE FACILITIES / WINE ACCESSORIES / BRANDS WITH BUNNY RABBIT MASCOTS / WORDS ON AN OLD WEST WANTED POSTER |
| August 29, 2026 | #1175 | UNDER THE HOOD OF A CAR / KINDS OF SALAD / KEYBOARD KEYS / STARTING WITH FIGURES FROM GREEK MYTH |
| August 28, 2026 | #1174 | BEDTIME PARTING WORDS / PALINDROMES / MODERN ADD-ONS/COMBINING FORMS / TOP OF THE ___ |
| August 27, 2026 | #1173 | ELECTRIC THINGS / MOVED TO TEARS / SHADES OF GRAY / MUSIC GENRE PLUS STARTING LETTER |
| August 26, 2026 | #1172 | "THERE YOU HAVE IT!" / KNACK / WHAT "P" MIGHT STAND FOR / KEY ___ |
| August 25, 2026 | #1171 | SURFACE-LEVEL / SCI-FI PHENOMENA / STEPHEN KING FILM ADAPTATIONS, WITH "THE" / ENDING IN ICE CREAM ORDERS |
| August 24, 2026 | #1170 | FISH / PRINCIPAL / PRO-WRESTLING LINGO / LETTER HOMOPHONE PLUS TENNIS TERM |
| August 23, 2026 | #1169 | POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE THINGS / DOUBLE VOWELS / MADE WITH POTATOES / HOUSEHOLD STAIN REMOVERS |
| August 22, 2026 | #1168 | CARPENTRY TOOLS / KINDS OF MELON / GARDEN HOSE SETTINGS / ___ GIRLS OF POP CULTURE |
| August 21, 2026 | #1167 | THINGS MOST ANIMALS NEED / CALLS TO BEGIN A PERFORMANCE / ___ KIDS / ONCE IN A ___ |
| August 20, 2026 | #1166 | KINDS OF PIZZA / KINDS OF NUMBERS / SIMILARLY SHAPED TYPOGRAPHICAL MARKS / STARTING WITH CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALS |
| August 19, 2026 | #1165 | PIECE OF CAKE / CONCEAL / WORDS BEFORE "BALL" IN SPORT NAMES / HOMOPHONES OF CGI-ANIMATED FILMS |
| August 18, 2026 | #1164 | SEEN AT A MOVIE PREMIERE / PJS / THINGS THAT ARE ORANGE / THINGS THAT ARE GRITTY |
| August 17, 2026 | #1163 | VIDEO CALL PLATFORMS / SPREADSHEET FEATURES / FIRST NAMES OF COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDS / STARTING WITH PETS |
| August 16, 2026 | #1162 | MUSICAL PERFORMANCE / PARTICIPANT / FAMILY RELATIONSHIP MODIFIERS / DESCRIPTORS FOR OUR HUMAN ANCESTORS |
| August 15, 2026 | #1161 | EXHAUSTED / SEGMENT / ENDING IN UNITS OF LENGTH / ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR FOLLOW SECRETLY |
| August 14, 2026 | #1160 | BLACK-AND-YELLOW / PLACES WHERE EVERYONE THINKS THE SAME WAYS / COMIC BOOK ARTIST'S TOOLS / TRIANGLE LOGOS |
| August 13, 2026 | #1159 | PERSEVERE / MOVE SLOWLY (UP TO) / AIRLINE STATUS PERKS / "COLD" THINGS, IN IDIOMS |
| August 12, 2026 | #1158 | HOLD ONTO, AS A FEELING / KINDS OF FROGS / NBC SITCOM SURNAMES / STARTING WITH AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSES |
| August 11, 2026 | #1157 | DOOMED / BASIC CABLE CHANNELS / WORDS IN AN AUCTIONEER'S CHANT / HOMOPHONES OF FACIAL FEATURES |
| August 10, 2026 | #1156 | HAPHAZARDLY / WAYS TO RECEIVE EVENT TICKETS / SECTIONS ON AN INVOICE / FAMOUS GOATEES |
| August 9, 2026 | #1155 | TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH / CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS / MOVIE SUBGENRES / THINGS PEOPLE TRY TO GET OUT OF |
| August 8, 2026 | #1154 | QUAINT EXPRESSIONS OF EXCITEMENT / CONVEY / WORDS ABBREVIATED WITH LETTERS AS HOMOPHONES / SAFETY ___ |
| August 7, 2026 | #1153 | COMPONENTS OF A CANDLE / COLD THINGS / PARTS OF AN ELEVATOR / STARTING WITH MALE ANIMALS |
| August 6, 2026 | #1152 | CLASSIC WOODEN TOYS / PLACES WITH LANES / ICONIC ROMAN LANDMARKS / PLACES WITH NETS |
| August 5, 2026 | #1151 | NAVIGATE / JEANS BRANDS / HOUSE STYLES / WHAT "STOCK" MIGHT REFER TO |
| August 4, 2026 | #1150 | LONG CYLINDRICAL THINGS / ICONIC NYC SIGHTS / THINGS WITH PEDALS / V-SHAPED THINGS |
| August 3, 2026 | #1149 | ROAD LESS TRAVELED / SHADES OF GREEN / "Y" IS THE ONLY VOWEL / STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "PESTER" |
| August 2, 2026 | #1148 | FILLER WORDS / BY MEANS OF / ___ MODE / U.S. AIRPORT CODES PLUS STARTING LETTER |
| August 1, 2026 | #1147 | BEDDING / OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS SINCE 2010 / PERFORM SOME HOLE MACHINING OPERATIONS / STARTING WITH BREAD SHAPES |
| July 31, 2026 | #1146 | CONSTRUCT / SUPER MARIO FIGURES / FRUITS PLUS STARTING LETTER / STARTING WITH MERRIMENTS |
| July 30, 2026 | #1145 | VIRTUOUS / ACTIVITIES WITH MULTIPLE BALLS / CRUISE LINES / ON THE ___, TO MEAN "PRECISE" |
| July 29, 2026 | #1144 | FASTENERS / NONDESCRIPT / UNITS OF WISDOM / ___BOARDS IN A CLASSROOM |
| July 28, 2026 | #1143 | COMMAND / HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES / SHOE BRANDS STARTING WITH "C" / STARTING WITH PALINDROMIC NAMES |
| July 27, 2026 | #1142 | GYMNASTICS APPARATUS / LONG TAPERED THINGS / KINDS OF SHIFTS / ICONS ON A SHOPPING SITE |
| July 26, 2026 | #1141 | BABY MILESTONES / OUTMODED CONSUMER TECH / EXPRESSIONS FOR RAIN / WHAT "SHELL" MIGHT REFER TO |
| July 25, 2026 | #1140 | SPANISH RELATIVES / START TO CRY, WITH "UP" / AFRICAN CURRENCIES / STRIP ___ |
| July 24, 2026 | #1139 | TALK AT LENGTH / OUTCOMES FOR A BATTER / BRING TO MIND, AS A MEMORY / HOMOPHONES OF RELIGIOUS ROLES |
| July 23, 2026 | #1138 | SPHERICAL THINGS / IN AN ANXIOUS STATE / PARTS OF AN AIRPORT / ENDING IN GEOMETRY TERMS |
| July 22, 2026 | #1137 | SYMPTOMS OF AN ALLERGIC REACTION / ON A GOLF SCORECARD / PLATFORM-SPECIFIC POSTS / FEATURES OF A ZEBRA |
| July 21, 2026 | #1136 | KINDS OF TOPS / SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS / ELEMENTS OF A MUSICAL / TELE___ |
| July 20, 2026 | #1135 | ANNOUNCE / THINGS TO CLICK / ASSOCIATED WITH PEARLS / STARTING WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES |
| July 19, 2026 | #1134 | CIRCUIT COMPONENTS / DIGITAL COUPLING VERBS / THINGS TOILETS DO / ___ FACE EXPRESSIONS |
| July 18, 2026 | #1133 | COMMIT A BASKETBALL VIOLATION / BELIEF / THINGS TRACKED IN VIDEO GAMES / WORDS AFTER "POP" |
| July 17, 2026 | #1132 | GRAND FINALE / SEEN IN AN ARCADE / FOUR GROUPS OF FOUR / ENDING IN PARTS OF A CAR |
| July 16, 2026 | #1131 | SKINCARE PRODUCTS / SHADES OF BLACK / ASSOCIATED WITH PRECISION / STARTING WITH TINY MARKS |
| July 15, 2026 | #1130 | TERMS FOR THE LEGAL SYSTEM / THINGS WITH LACES / KINDS OF SPORTS / WORDS BEFORE "ROOM" TO INDICATE EXTRA SPACE |
| July 14, 2026 | #1129 | CONTRACT / EDIT MENU OPTIONS / KINDS OF BASKETS / SYMBOLIZED WITH ARROWS |
| July 13, 2026 | #1128 | INTERROGATE / THINGS WITH HANDLES / FICTIONAL CATS / STARTING WITH SMOOCHES |
| July 12, 2026 | #1127 | REPRODUCTIVE PART OF FRUIT / BIT OF FRUIT-FLAVORED CANDY / VERBS IN A COLLEGE LIFE SLOGAN / STARTS OF U.S. CAPITALS |
| July 11, 2026 | #1126 | CIRCUS EQUIPMENT / UNDISTURBED, AS WATER / "TOY STORY" CHARACTERS / DOUBLE LETTERS APPEARING IN THAT LETTER'S ALPHABETICAL POSITION |