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NYT Connections Hints and Answers for October 5, 2026 · #1212

NYT Connections hints and answers for October 5, 2026 (#1212): a nudge for each colour, then the categories, then the full solution.

Hints

  1. Yellow: the category starts with C___ (1 word).
  2. Green: the category starts with A_________ (4 words).
  3. Blue: the category starts with K____ (2 words).
  4. Purple: the category starts with E_____ (4 words).
Reveal the category names
  1. Yellow: CALM
  2. Green: ADJECTIVES FOR MATURE CONTENT
  3. Blue: KINDS OF BOARDS
  4. Purple: ENDING IN WAYS TO TEMPORARILY ACQUIRE
Reveal the Connections answers
  1. CALMCONTENT, PEACEFUL, PLACID, SERENE
  2. ADJECTIVES FOR MATURE CONTENTEXPLICIT, GRAPHIC, STRONG, SUGGESTIVE
  3. KINDS OF BOARDSADVISORY, CHESS, IRONING, MESSAGE
  4. ENDING IN WAYS TO TEMPORARILY ACQUIREPARENT, PLEASE, SAPPHIRE, SLOAN

Connections #1212, edited by Wyna Liu. Practise with Connections Unlimited.

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