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NYT Connections Hints and Answers for October 1, 2026 · #1208

NYT Connections hints and answers for October 1, 2026 (#1208): a nudge for each colour, then the categories, then the full solution.

Hints

  1. Yellow: the category starts with P__ (1 word).
  2. Green: the category starts with D____ (3 words).
  3. Blue: the category starts with I____ (5 words).
  4. Purple: the category starts with S_____ (4 words).
Reveal the category names
  1. Yellow: PUT
  2. Green: DRESS SHIRT MEASUREMENTS
  3. Blue: 2000S INDIE ROCK BANDS, WITH "THE"
  4. Purple: STARTS OF NYT PRINT PUZZLES
Reveal the Connections answers
  1. PUTPLACE, POSITION, SITUATE, STICK
  2. DRESS SHIRT MEASUREMENTSCHEST, NECK, SLEEVE, WAIST
  3. 2000S INDIE ROCK BANDS, WITH "THE"DECEMBERISTS, NATIONAL, SHINS, WALKMEN
  4. STARTS OF NYT PRINT PUZZLESACRO, CROSS, KEN, SUD

Connections #1208, edited by Wyna Liu. Practise with Connections Unlimited.

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