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WAX — meaning to apply wax for shine (wax being spread on car paint)

May 1, 2026

Connections May 1, 2026 Answers

Here are the answers for NYT Connections Puzzle ID 1135 (May 1, 2026), including all four solution groups and their words.

MAKE GLOSSY TRANSLUSCENT GOLDEN THINGS FEATURES OF A BIRD'S HEAD NUMBERS WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED

ALARM — meaning “to cause fear or anxiety”

April 30, 2026

Connections April 30, 2026 Answers

Solve NYT Connections Puzzle 1136 (April 30, 2026) with the four official groups and their answer words.

UNNERVE: ALARM, DISTURB, SHAKE, SHOCK REMOVE, AS AN ITEM FROM A LIST, WITH "OFF": CHECK, CROSS, MARK, TICK WHAT "T" MIGHT STAND FOR: TESLA, TIME, TRUE, TYRANNOSAURUS HOMOPHONES OF POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES: HOUR, HUR, THERE, YORE

ROLL — showing thunder rolling across the sky

April 29, 2026

Connections April 29, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections categories and the exact grouped answers for puzzle #1137 on April 29, 2026.

STEP IN A PROCESS SOUND LIKE THUNDER KINDS OF PUPPETS STANDING ___

April 28, 2026

Connections April 28, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections categories for puzzle #1139 (April 28, 2026): ENTREATY, LAUNDRY DAY VERBS, THINGS THAT COME IN "BOOKS", and SUN___.

ENTREATY LAUNDRY DAY VERBS THINGS THAT COME IN "BOOKS"SUN___

April 27, 2026

Connections April 27, 2026 Answers

NYT Connections (Puzzle ID 1090, Apr. 27, 2026): the four groups are SALAD INGREDIENTS, CLASSIC FILMS, "THE SIMPSONS" CHARACTERS, and ENDING IN NBA PLAYERS.

SALAD INGREDIENTS CLASSIC FILMS "THE SIMPSONS" CHARACTERS ENDING IN NBA PLAYERS

RANGE meaning the extent of notes a voice can reach

April 26, 2026

Connections April 26, 2026 Answers

Here are the official groupings for NYT Connections Puzzle ID 1140 (target date: 2026-04-26), including the solution sets for each category.

STIPULATION VOCAL CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERS IN "DICK AND JANE"THINGS WITH FACES

NAIL as a fingernail hard plate, meaning the nail.

April 25, 2026

Connections April 25, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groupings for puzzle 1126 (NYT Connections, target date April 25, 2026), including BODY COVERINGS, idioms involving MASSES, old-time slang for law enforcement, and throw-related synonyms.

BODY COVERINGS MASSES, IN IDIOMS OLD TIMEY SLANG FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "THROW"

April 24, 2026

Connections April 24, 2026 Answers

Here are the answers for NYT Connections puzzle 1138 (April 24, 2026), including all four category groupings.

PIZZA INGREDIENTS ASSOCIATED WITH OCTOPUSES THEY HAVE BLADES WHAT "CAB" MIGHT REFER TO

FLANK: being at the side/edge of something (shown as positions alongside a boundary)

April 23, 2026

Connections April 23, 2026 Answers

Here are the Connections answers for puzzle #1121 (target date: April 23, 2026), including the four official categories and the four words in each.

BORDER KINDS OF FICTION WORDS IN A PLANETARY MNEMONIC STARTING WITH FOUR-LETTER '80S BANDS

GLAZE meaning coating applied before firing to add color and finish

April 22, 2026

Connections April 22, 2026 Answers

Here are the solutions and category groupings for NYT Connections puzzle 1128 (target date: April 22, 2026).

POTTERY EQUIPMENT WALLOP WORDS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENT WAYS AS PROPER NOUNS PICK-UP ___

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April 7, 2026

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