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OCTOPUS meaning “as in the start of the one-word Bond movie title ‘Octopussy’” (shown with an octopus in an underwater scene).

April 21, 2026

Connections April 21, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groups from Puzzle #1127 (NYT Games) dated April 21, 2026—covering “AMBLE (IN),” “BALDERDASH,” “KINDS OF BAGS,” and “STARTS OF ONE-WORD JAMES BOND MOVIE TITLES.”

AMBLE (IN)BALDERDASH KINDS OF BAGS STARTS OF ONE-WORD JAMES BOND MOVIE TITLES

MEATLESS — Meatless Monday (a campaign idea to go without meat for a day)

April 20, 2026

Connections April 20, 2026 Answers

Complete solution for NYT Connections puzzle 1130 (April 20, 2026), including all four category groupings and their four answers each.

MASS OF SMOKE FISHING GEAR ASSOCIATED WITH BLACK WIDOW SPIDERS ___ MONDAY

April 19, 2026

Connections April 19, 2026 Answers

Here are the Connections answers for puzzle 1122 (NYT) for the target date April 19, 2026, including the four solution groups and how the words fit.

CHEEKY: ARCH, FRESH, SASSY, WISE DRESS MEASUREMENTS: BUST, HIPS, LENGTH, WAIST CARDS IN TEXAS HOLD 'EM: FLOP, HOLE, RIVER, TURN LAST WORDS OF CANDY BRANDS IN THE SINGULAR: CAP, DUD, KID, MINT

April 18, 2026

Connections April 18, 2026 Answers

Find the groupings for NYT Connections puzzle 1114 (target date April 18, 2026), including LOOK AT WITH AWE, BASIC ELECTRICITY TERMS, UNEXPECTED WINNER, and STARTING WITH SODA BRANDS.

LOOK AT WITH AWE: GOGGLE, MARVEL, STARE, WONDER BASIC ELECTRICITY TERMS: AC, DC, POWER, VOLTAGE UNEXPECTED WINNER: DARK HORSE, LONG SHOT, SLEEPER, UNDERDOG STARTING WITH SODA BRANDS: CRUSHWORTHY, FANTAGRAPHICS, FRESCADE, PEPSINOGEN

STORMY — the second word in a well-known drink name

April 17, 2026

Connections April 17, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groupings for puzzle 1132 (April 17, 2026): vegetable parts, prevailing synonyms, parts of a piano, and second halves of drink names.

VEGETABLE PARTS PREVAILING PARTS OF A PIANO SECOND HALVES OF DRINK NAMES

BRA means part of the phrase “training bra.”

April 16, 2026

Connections April 16, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groups for April 16, 2026 (Puzzle #1120): TEASE, THERMOSTAT SETTINGS, FEATURES OF A CATWOMAN COSTUME, and TRAINING ___.

TEASE THERMOSTAT SETTINGS FEATURES OF A CATWOMAN COSTUME TRAINING ___

TRITE — boring and overused shown in the image

April 15, 2026

Connections April 15, 2026 Answers

Here are the official Connections answers for puzzle ID 1119 (target date April 15, 2026), including the four category groupings and their words.

GRADUATION GEAR TEDIOUS UNDERTAKING OVERSIMPLISTIC SHAPES OF CHESS PIECES

April 14, 2026

Connections April 14, 2026 Answers

NYT Connections for April 14, 2026 (Puzzle #1123): solutions for all four categories—things stored by a browser, boxing terms, a tilt word set, and “FREE___.”

THINGS STORED BY A BROWSER BOXING TERMS TILT FREE___

LASSO — meaning a surname used in a TV show title

April 13, 2026

Connections April 13, 2026 Answers

NYT Connections answers for April 13, 2026 (Puzzle #1113), grouped by the four official categories.

SEEN OUTSIDE A THEATER ACCESSORIES FOR A MAGICIAN TV SHOW TITLE SURNAMES THEY HAVE CAPS

CAST — to throw or send out (often light or a beam)

April 12, 2026

Connections April 12, 2026 Answers

Find the correct groupings for NYT Connections puzzle ID 1125 (April 12, 2026), including the four official categories and the words that belong to each.

PANTS FEATURES PERSPECTIVE EMIT ___ DOLL

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April 7, 2026

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