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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 ___

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

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April 7, 2026

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