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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

Sponsor meaning a person or organization that provides funding or support

April 11, 2026

Connections April 11, 2026 Answers

Here are the official Connections category answers for April 11, 2026 (Puzzle ID: 1118), including the full word list for each of the four categories.

FOUND IN THE TRUNK OF A CAR BENEFACTOR STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS ENDING IN BODIES OF WATER

POP-UP BOOK — a book where images pop up from the pages shown in the photo

April 10, 2026

Connections April 10, 2026 Answers

The April 10, 2026 Connections puzzle (ID: 1115) groups phrases and words into four categories: peppers, things that pop up, descriptors for Swiss cheese, and blue characters.

PEPPERS THINGS THAT POP UP DESCRIPTORS FOR SWISS CHEESE BLUE CHARACTERS

ARCHER showing the meaning “zodiac figure”

April 9, 2026

Connections April 9, 2026 Answers

Find the answers to NYT Connections for April 9, 2026 (Puzzle ID: 1112). Categories include GLOOMY, OINTMENT, ZODIAC SYMBOLS, and MUSCULAR, MINUS "ED" SOUND.

GLOOMY OINTMENT ZODIAC SYMBOLS MUSCULAR, MINUS "ED" SOUND

April 8, 2026

Connections April 8, 2026 Answers

Here are the Connections answers for April 8, 2026 (Puzzle #1116), including the four category groupings and the four words in each.

COHORT MEMBER AESTHETIC KINDS OF BAR APPARATUSES EYEWEAR IN THE SINGULAR

April 7, 2026

Connections April 7, 2026 Answers

NYT Connections April 7, 2026 (Puzzle ID: 1117) solutions and hints, including the themed sets: COMPETITION, ON BOARD, WORDS FOR UNSPECIFIED CHOICES, and ___LIFE.

COMPETITION ON BOARD WORDS FOR UNSPECIFIED CHOICES ___LIFE

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April 7, 2026

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