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October 6, 2026

Connections October 6, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groups for puzzle #1316 (Oct. 6, 2026): financial firms, chair types, ___ Inn hotel chains, and words ending in “-talents.”

FINANCIAL FIRMS, FOR SHORT: BERKSHIRE, CITI, GOLDMAN, MERRILL KINDS OF CHAIRS: ADIRONDACK, EAMES, WINDSOR, WINGBACK ___ INN HOTELS: COMFORT, DAYS, HAMPTON, HOLIDAY ENDING IN TALENTS: CATSKILL, KNICKKNACK, PIANOFORTE, STABILITY

PARENT meaning to acquire temporarily (as in “borrowed from” usage context)

October 5, 2026

Connections October 5, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groups for Puzzle 1309 (Oct. 5, 2026), including CALM, mature-content adjectives, types of boards, and endings that hint at temporarily acquiring something.

CALM ADJECTIVES FOR MATURE CONTENT KINDS OF BOARDS ENDING IN WAYS TO TEMPORARILY ACQUIRE

FILM showing a vintage marquee vibe, meaning Silent Film

October 4, 2026

Connections October 4, 2026 Answers

Find the Connections groupings for puzzle 1315 (October 4, 2026), including the solutions for each official category.

CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT: BUNCH, HEAP, LOT, STACK TABLE TENNIS NEEDS: BALL, NET, PADDLE, TABLE PARTS OF A JUDGE COSTUME: COLLAR, GAVEL, ROBE, WIG SILENT ___: AUCTION, FILM, PARTNER, TREATMENT

LINDA HAMILTON meaning: actress Linda Hamilton

October 3, 2026

Connections October 3, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groups for NYT’s October 3, 2026 puzzle (Puzzle ID: 1313) by matching the given words to their category patterns.

STARTING WITH TERMS FOR "TOILET": CAN OPENER, HEAD WAITER, JOHN DENVER, W.C. FIELDS ENDING IN MUSICALS: ELBOW GREASE, FAT CATS, LINDA HAMILTON, SOMETHING WICKED STARTING WITH U.S. MUSEUMS: BROAD BEAN, GETTY IMAGES, MET HALFWAY, WHITNEY HOUSTON ENDING IN FANTASY CREATURES: DIET SPRITE, MERV GRIFFIN, NY GIANT, RIVER PHOENIX

The word RING meaning the finger that typically wears a ring

October 2, 2026

Connections October 2, 2026 Answers

Find the solutions to NYT Connections puzzle 1310 for the target date 2026-10-02, including all four category groups and their four matching words.

FINANCE FINGERS CUSTOMARY PRIME ___

DECEMBERISTS — meaning the indie rock band often preceded by “The”

October 1, 2026

Connections October 1, 2026 Answers

NYT Connections puzzle 1314 answers for October 1, 2026, including all four solution groups.

PUT: PLACE, POSITION, SITUATE, STICK DRESS SHIRT MEASUREMENTS: CHEST, NECK, SLEEVE, WAIST 2000S INDIE ROCK BANDS, WITH "THE": DECEMBERISTS, NATIONAL, SHINS, WALKMEN STARTS OF NYT PRINT PUZZLES: ACRO, CROSS, KEN, SUD

September 30, 2026

Connections September 30, 2026 Answers

All four Connections categories and their answers for puzzle 1311 (target date: 2026-09-30).

SECURITIES THINGS THAT ARE SHAKEN (NOT STIRRED)GANGSTER MOVIES STARTING WITH MONTH ABBREVIATIONS

September 29, 2026

Connections September 29, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groups for puzzle ID 1304 (Sept. 29, 2026), including the hidden “secluded” words, river feature terms, Pixar film first words, and phrases that hide Greek letters.

SECLUDED RIVER FEATURES FIRST WORDS OF PIXAR FILMS PHRASES HIDING GREEK LETTERS

BAMBOO meaning a tall grass-like plant that grows in stalks

September 28, 2026

Connections September 28, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groupings for puzzle ID 1305 (target date: 2026-09-28), including word sets for things with stalks, oyster condiments, dodge models, and a wordplay category involving three letters plus repeated trigrams.

THINGS WITH STALKS OYSTER CONDIMENTS DODGE MODELS THREE LETTERS PLUS REPEATED TRIGRAMS

PROVIDER — a company that supplies telecom services

September 27, 2026

Connections September 27, 2026 Answers

Find the Connections answers for NYT Puzzle ID 1306 (September 27, 2026), including all four categories and the four words in each.

SCULPTURE MEDIA RESTAURANT SEATING OPTIONS TELECOM ENDING IN CHINESE DYNASTIES

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April 7, 2026

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