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QUARTERBACK — starts with quarter (a U.S. coin)

September 16, 2026

Connections September 16, 2026 Answers

Here are the Connections (Puzzle #1295) category answers for September 16, 2026, including the four official groups and the four words in each.

ENDING IN METAL ELEMENTS: LATIN, LONG JOHN SILVER, MARIGOLD, STEAM IRON STARTING WITH U.S. COINS: DIMENSION, NICKELODEON, PENNYWISE, QUARTERBACK POETS' MIDDLE NAMES: BARRETT, CARLOS, ST. VINCENT, WADSWORTH SAUSAGES PLUS A LETTER: BORAT, CLINK, FRANK-N-FURTER, WIDENER

ASSET means a person used as an informant by intelligence.

September 15, 2026

Connections September 15, 2026 Answers

NYT Connections puzzle 1283 answers (Target date: 2026-09-15), including the four official categories and their grouped words.

INSTRUCT PARTS OF A WHISTLING KETTLE UNDERCOVER OPERATIVE THINGS THAT APPEAR AT THE END

CUTLERY — disposable plastic utensils (fork/knife/spoon)

September 14, 2026

Connections September 14, 2026 Answers

NYT Connections for September 14, 2026 (Puzzle 1288): solve the four groups—waterbirds, an informant synonym set, common single-use plastics, and a “___GRASS” word pattern.

WATERBIRDS INFORMANT COMMON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ITEMS ___GRASS

KEWPIE — showing the clue’s idea: it sounds like two letters

September 13, 2026

Connections September 13, 2026 Answers

Here are the Connections solutions for puzzle 1287 (September 13, 2026), including all four official category groupings and the four answer words in each.

LACKING IN FIRMNESS: DROOPY, FLACCID, SAGGING, SLACK U.S. PRESIDENTS: CLEVELAND, GARFIELD, GRANT, MADISON WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERS: EMPTY, EXCESS, KEWPIE, ODIE ENDING IN ELEVATED LANDFORMS: DOUBLESPEAK, HEATHCLIFF, PARAMOUNT, PORRIDGE

TURN SIGNAL — the blinking light that signals a turn

September 12, 2026

Connections September 12, 2026 Answers

Here are the answers for NYT Connections puzzle 1285 (September 12, 2026), grouped into the four official categories.

WAYS TO PERSONALIZE A CAR PEOPLE IN AN ONLINE FORUM THINGS THAT BLINK ___ ALERT

AGENDA meaning a set of priorities or goals to promote

September 11, 2026

Connections September 11, 2026 Answers

Answers for NYT Connections (Puzzle ID: 1284) for the target date 2026-09-11, including the four official categories and their grouped words.

PEOPLE HIRED FOR AN EVENT INTERNALIZE WAYS TO PRACTICE SELF-CARE THINGS THAT ARE PUSHED METAPHORICALLY

ALTERNATING CURRENT: the phrase “alternating current” ending with a “happening now” synonym

September 10, 2026

Connections September 10, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groupings from Puzzle 1286 (Sept. 10, 2026), including chemical elements, things that may stick out of a window, Bruce Springsteen classics, and phrases ending in synonyms for “happening now.”

CHEMICAL ELEMENTS WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE STICKING OUT OF A WINDOW BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CLASSICS ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "HAPPENING NOW"

CORVETTE — a classic Chevrolet performance car model

September 8, 2026

Connections September 8, 2026 Answers

Here are the official category answers for NYT Connections from September 8, 2026 (Puzzle #1274), including the full word sets for each category.

CLASSIC AMERICAN PERFORMANCE CARS FEATURES OF A MIME COSTUME ___ HEART CANDY BARS PLUS A LETTER

TURPENTINE — a resin/plant-based substance with a pine-like smell

September 7, 2026

Connections September 7, 2026 Answers

Find the answers to NYT Connections puzzle #1262 (Sept. 7, 2026), including the four official categories and the four words in each.

QUITE THE SAGA PARTS OF A BRA ASSOCIATED WITH PINE TREES STARTING WITH DISNEY CHARACTERS

PIN NUMBER meaning redundant phrase where PIN already means number

September 6, 2026

Connections September 6, 2026 Answers

NYT Connections (Puzzle ID: 1277) answers grouped by official categories, with four matching words in each set.

UNRESTRICTED PERMISSION PLACES TO INSERT SOMETHING INTO ON A COMPUTER ABBREVIATIONS FOLLOWED BY REDUNDANT WORD ENDING WITH WAYS TO CARVE A SURFACE

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