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APRON showing the aircraft parking/loading area

July 23, 2026

Connections July 23, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groups for puzzle #1222 (July 23, 2026): spherical things, anxious states, parts of an airport, and words ending with geometry-related sounds.

SPHERICAL THINGS IN AN ANXIOUS STATE PARTS OF AN AIRPORT ENDING IN GEOMETRY TERMS

July 22, 2026

Connections July 22, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections category groups for puzzle 1225 (July 22, 2026), including symptoms, golf terms, social media post types, and zebra features.

SYMPTOMS OF AN ALLERGIC REACTION ON A GOLF SCORECARD PLATFORM-SPECIFIC POSTS FEATURES OF A ZEBRA

EXTENSION showing meaning: a browser add-on that adds features

July 21, 2026

Connections July 21, 2026 Answers

Here are the Connections answers for Puzzle ID 1224 (July 21, 2026), including all four category groups and the words in each.

KINDS OF TOPS SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS ELEMENTS OF A MUSICAL TELE___

July 20, 2026

Connections July 20, 2026 Answers

Here are the answers to NYT Connections (Puzzle ID: 1211) for the target date 2026-07-20, including all four official categories and their grouped words.

ANNOUNCE THINGS TO CLICK ASSOCIATED WITH PEARLS STARTING WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

SYNC: to synchronize so things share the same timing or state

July 19, 2026

Connections July 19, 2026 Answers

Here are the official category answers for NYT Connections (Puzzle ID: 1210) from July 19, 2026.

CIRCUIT COMPONENTS: BREAKER, FUSE, RELAY, SWITCH DIGITAL COUPLING VERBS: CONNECT, JOIN, PAIR, SYNC THINGS TOILETS DO: DRAIN, FLUSH, REFILL, SWIRL ___ FACE EXPRESSIONS: GAME, LONG, POKER, STRAIGHT

OPINION — meaning a personal belief or judgment about something

July 18, 2026

Connections July 18, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groups for puzzle 1216 (July 18, 2026), including the themed “commit” basketball violations, a Belief set, video-game stats, and words that come after “pop.”

COMMIT A BASKETBALL VIOLATION BELIEF THINGS TRACKED IN VIDEO GAMES WORDS AFTER "POP"

PINBALL meaning a game played with a ball and flippers in a machine

July 17, 2026

Connections July 17, 2026 Answers

Here are the Connections puzzle answers for July 17, 2026 (Puzzle ID: 1212), including the four official groupings and the words in each category.

GRAND FINALE SEEN IN AN ARCADE FOUR GROUPS OF FOUR ENDING IN PARTS OF A CAR

CHARCOAL — a dark black material used for drawing

July 16, 2026

Connections July 16, 2026 Answers

Here are the solutions to NYT Connections Puzzle ID 1202 (July 16, 2026), grouped by the four official categories and answer words.

SKINCARE PRODUCTS SHADES OF BLACK ASSOCIATED WITH PRECISION STARTING WITH TINY MARKS

Tribunal meaning a formal hearing body shown by a courtroom-style hearing setting

July 15, 2026

Connections July 15, 2026 Answers

Answers for NYT Connections Puzzle ID 1217 (July 15, 2026), including the four official categories and their grouped words.

TERMS FOR THE LEGAL SYSTEM THINGS WITH LACES KINDS OF SPORTS WORDS BEFORE "ROOM" TO INDICATE EXTRA SPACE

DEAL — an arrangement between parties shown with a handshake and paperwork.

July 14, 2026

Connections July 14, 2026 Answers

Solve Connections puzzle 1218 by matching the 16 words into four groups: contract terms, edit-menu options, types of baskets, and arrow-based symbols.

CONTRACT EDIT MENU OPTIONS KINDS OF BASKETS SYMBOLIZED WITH ARROWS

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April 7, 2026

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