Yesterday's NYT Connections Answer
Stuck on puzzle #1,276? Work through a hint for each group, one at a time, or jump straight to the board. Nothing spoils until you tap.
Hints, one group at a time
Welcome back, puzzler. Connections #1,276 for Saturday, August 29, 2026 is live: 16 words, 4 hidden groups, yellow for the easiest link and purple for the trickiest.
Here's how this page works: the four hints below name a group's color and reveal its theme, nothing more, so work through them in order and stop the moment a group clicks. The full board sits in the purple box further down, locked behind a tap. Nothing here reveals itself on its own, not a category name and not a single word's home.
Yellow first, purple last. Stop as soon as one group clicks into place.
1 Yellow groupWhat's the theme of the yellow group? Its theme is UNDER THE HOOD OF A CAR.
2 Green groupWhat's the theme of the green group? Its theme is KINDS OF SALAD.
3 Blue groupWhat's the theme of the blue group? Its theme is KEYBOARD KEYS.
4 Purple groupWhat's the theme of the purple group? Its theme is STARTING WITH FIGURES FROM GREEK MYTH.
Drumroll, please…
NYT Connections Answer for August 29
Spoiler below · tap to reveal Yellow group
UNDER THE HOOD OF A CAR
BATTERYENGINERADIATORALTERNATOR
Green group
KINDS OF SALAD
GREEKHOUSEWEDGECHOPPED
Blue group
KEYBOARD KEYS
ESCAPESPACECONTROLSHIFT
Purple group
STARTING WITH FIGURES FROM GREEK MYTH
HYDRANTTRITONEAT LASTHERALD
Tap a group to reveal it, or show the whole board at once.
About yesterday's puzzle
The four themes
Yellow: UNDER THE HOOD OF A CAR · Green: KINDS OF SALAD · Blue: KEYBOARD KEYS · Purple: STARTING WITH FIGURES FROM GREEK MYTH
By the numbers
Puzzle #1,276, published Saturday, August 29, 2026, with 16 words across 4 groups.
Connections strategy that actually helps
Proven habits from top solvers, useful today and every day.
Start with yellow
Yellow is the easiest group by design. Locking it in first leaves fewer words to second-guess in the harder rows.
Watch for red herrings
The NYT deliberately places words that could fit two categories. If a word feels too obvious, check whether it belongs to a harder group instead.
Purple is almost always wordplay
Think "words before/after X", double meanings, or homophones. If you can't see a literal link, think figuratively.
Find five, then trim
If five words seem to fit one theme, one of them is a decoy. Spotting the odd one out beats guessing blind.
Use "One Away" wisely
Don't guess again immediately. Look at your four words and ask which one could belong somewhere else first.
Read the category label literally
Titles are often very specific, like "Things that precede BALL". Saying it in your head can click the connection into place.
How the yellow-to-purple scale works
Every Connections board sorts its four groups from most to least obvious. The color never changes what it means, only which words sit behind it:
Yellow
The most straightforward link. Usually the safest opener.
Green
Still direct, but with a word or two that could tempt you elsewhere.
Blue
Looser or more specific phrasing. Read the category label closely.
Purple
Wordplay territory: puns, double meanings, or hidden patterns.
How to play NYT Connections
The rules in full, for anyone arriving without them.
Connections is a daily grouping puzzle from The New York Times. You are shown 16 words and have to sort them into four groups of four, where each group shares a hidden link that is never stated up front.
- 1 Read all 16 words before touching anything
The board is built so that the first pattern you notice is usually a trap. Take in the whole grid before you commit to a group.
- 2 Select four words and submit
Get all four right and the group locks in with its category name and color. Get it wrong and you lose one of your four lives.
- 3 Use the "One Away" message
If exactly three of your four are correct, the game tells you so. That is a strong clue: one word in your selection belongs to a different category.
- 4 Clear all four groups before four mistakes
Four wrong guesses ends the puzzle and reveals the solution. Solving with zero mistakes is a perfect game.
Made by
The New York Times, edited by Wyna Liu
The board
16 words, 4 hidden groups of 4
Your limit
4 mistakes
Resets
Midnight in your local timezone
The colors rank difficulty, not topic: yellow is the most obvious link and purple is almost always wordplay. If a group of four feels too easy to be yellow, it probably belongs to a harder color and you are looking at a decoy.
NYT Connections, answered
Quick answers to the questions we get every day.
What time does the new Connections puzzle come out?
Connections resets at midnight in your local timezone, wherever you are. The board above is rebuilt from the same feed the game uses, so a matching puzzle number means matching groups.
Is Connections harder than Wordle?
It's a different kind of hard. Wordle rewards vocabulary and letter logic; Connections rewards spotting overlapping categories and resisting the NYT's deliberate red herrings, especially in the purple group.
Can I play past Connections puzzles?
The NYT doesn't offer an in-app archive for Connections the way it does for Wordle. Our past answers table below lists the four category names for every board we have covered.
Why does the same word seem to fit two categories?
Because it was built to. The editor deliberately seeds words that read naturally in more than one group, and the correct home is usually decided by whichever category has no other candidate. When two groups compete for a word, solve the group you are least sure about first, since the overlap almost always resolves in favor of the harder color.
What's the best way to avoid mistakes?
Lock in groups you're certain about first, usually yellow and green, then use the "One Away" feedback on your remaining guesses instead of re-guessing blind. See our strategy tips above.
Today's hints for every game
Same spoiler-safe format, for each daily puzzle we cover.
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Past Connections answers
Recent Connections puzzles, organized by month, with each day's four themes. Use it to check a puzzle you missed or settle an argument about a past board. Today's puzzle stays blurred until you tap it.
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 30Today | #1,256 | EXERCISE FACILITIES · WINE ACCESSORIES · BRANDS WITH BUNNY RABBIT MASCOTS · WORDS ON AN OLD WEST WANTED POSTER |
| Aug 29 | #1,276 | UNDER THE HOOD OF A CAR · KINDS OF SALAD · KEYBOARD KEYS · STARTING WITH FIGURES FROM GREEK MYTH |
| Aug 28 | #1,260 | BEDTIME PARTING WORDS · PALINDROMES · MODERN ADD-ONS/COMBINING FORMS · TOP OF THE ___ |
| Aug 27 | #1,261 | ELECTRIC THINGS · MOVED TO TEARS · SHADES OF GRAY · MUSIC GENRE PLUS STARTING LETTER |
| Aug 26 | #1,259 | "THERE YOU HAVE IT!" · KNACK · WHAT "P" MIGHT STAND FOR · KEY ___ |
| Aug 25 | #1,254 | SURFACE-LEVEL · SCI-FI PHENOMENA · STEPHEN KING FILM ADAPTATIONS, WITH "THE" · ENDING IN ICE CREAM ORDERS |
| Aug 24 | #1,250 | FISH · PRINCIPAL · PRO-WRESTLING LINGO · LETTER HOMOPHONE PLUS TENNIS TERM |
| Aug 23 | #1,253 | POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE THINGS · DOUBLE VOWELS · MADE WITH POTATOES · HOUSEHOLD STAIN REMOVERS |
| Aug 22 | #1,249 | CARPENTRY TOOLS · KINDS OF MELON · GARDEN HOSE SETTINGS · ___ GIRLS OF POP CULTURE |
| Aug 21 | #1,251 | THINGS MOST ANIMALS NEED · CALLS TO BEGIN A PERFORMANCE · ___ KIDS · ONCE IN A ___ |
| Aug 20 | #1,252 | KINDS OF PIZZA · KINDS OF NUMBERS · SIMILARLY SHAPED TYPOGRAPHICAL MARKS · STARTING WITH CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALS |
| Aug 19 | #1,201 | PIECE OF CAKE · CONCEAL · WORDS BEFORE "BALL" IN SPORT NAMES · HOMOPHONES OF CGI-ANIMATED FILMS |
| Aug 18 | #1,255 | SEEN AT A MOVIE PREMIERE · PJS · THINGS THAT ARE ORANGE · THINGS THAT ARE GRITTY |
| Aug 17 | #1,246 | VIDEO CALL PLATFORMS · SPREADSHEET FEATURES · FIRST NAMES OF COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDS · STARTING WITH PETS |
| Aug 16 | #1,247 | MUSICAL PERFORMANCE · PARTICIPANT · FAMILY RELATIONSHIP MODIFIERS · DESCRIPTORS FOR OUR HUMAN ANCESTORS |
| Aug 15 | #1,244 | EXHAUSTED · SEGMENT · ENDING IN UNITS OF LENGTH · ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR FOLLOW SECRETLY |
| Aug 14 | #1,248 | BLACK-AND-YELLOW · PLACES WHERE EVERYONE THINKS THE SAME WAYS · COMIC BOOK ARTIST'S TOOLS · TRIANGLE LOGOS |
| Aug 13 | #1,245 | PERSEVERE · MOVE SLOWLY (UP TO · AIRLINE STATUS PERKS · "COLD" THINGS, IN IDIOMS |
| Aug 12 | #1,243 | HOLD ONTO, AS A FEELING · KINDS OF FROGS · NBC SITCOM SURNAMES · STARTING WITH AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSES |
| Aug 11 | #1,242 | DOOMED · BASIC CABLE CHANNELS · WORDS IN AN AUCTIONEER'S CHANT · HOMOPHONES OF FACIAL FEATURES |
| Aug 10 | #1,236 | HAPHAZARDLY · WAYS TO RECEIVE EVENT TICKETS · SECTIONS ON AN INVOICE · FAMOUS GOATEES |
| Aug 09 | #1,240 | TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH · CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS · MOVIE SUBGENRES · THINGS PEOPLE TRY TO GET OUT OF |
| Aug 08 | #1,239 | QUAINT EXPRESSIONS OF EXCITEMENT · CONVEY · WORDS ABBREVIATED WITH LETTERS AS HOMOPHONES · SAFETY ___ |
| Aug 07 | #1,238 | COMPONENTS OF A CANDLE · COLD THINGS · PARTS OF AN ELEVATOR · STARTING WITH MALE ANIMALS |
| Aug 06 | #1,234 | CLASSIC WOODEN TOYS · PLACES WITH LANES · ICONIC ROMAN LANDMARKS · PLACES WITH NETS |
| Aug 05 | #1,235 | NAVIGATE · JEANS BRANDS · HOUSE STYLES · WHAT "STOCK" MIGHT REFER TO |
| Aug 04 | #1,237 | LONG CYLINDRICAL THINGS · ICONIC NYC SIGHTS · THINGS WITH PEDALS · V-SHAPED THINGS |
| Aug 03 | #1,230 | ROAD LESS TRAVELED · SHADES OF GREEN · "Y" IS THE ONLY VOWEL · STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "PESTER" |
| Aug 02 | #1,229 | FILLER WORDS · BY MEANS OF · ___ MODE · U.S. AIRPORT CODES PLUS STARTING LETTER |
| Aug 01 | #1,231 | BEDDING · OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS SINCE 2010 · PERFORM SOME HOLE MACHINING OPERATIONS · STARTING WITH BREAD SHAPES |
| Jul 31 | #1,233 | CONSTRUCT · SUPER MARIO FIGURES · FRUITS PLUS STARTING LETTER · STARTING WITH MERRIMENTS |
| Jul 30 | #1,228 | VIRTUOUS · ACTIVITIES WITH MULTIPLE BALLS · CRUISE LINES · ON THE ___, TO MEAN "PRECISE" |
| Jul 29 | #1,232 | FASTENERS · NONDESCRIPT · UNITS OF WISDOM · ___BOARDS IN A CLASSROOM |
| Jul 28 | #1,227 | COMMAND · HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES · SHOE BRANDS STARTING WITH "C" · STARTING WITH PALINDROMIC NAMES |
| Jul 27 | #1,220 | GYMNASTICS APPARATUS · LONG TAPERED THINGS · KINDS OF SHIFTS · ICONS ON A SHOPPING SITE |
| Jul 26 | #1,219 | BABY MILESTONES · OUTMODED CONSUMER TECH · EXPRESSIONS FOR RAIN · WHAT "SHELL" MIGHT REFER TO |
| Jul 25 | #1,221 | SPANISH RELATIVES · START TO CRY, WITH "UP" · AFRICAN CURRENCIES · STRIP ___ |
| Jul 24 | #1,223 | TALK AT LENGTH · OUTCOMES FOR A BATTER · BRING TO MIND, AS A MEMORY · HOMOPHONES OF RELIGIOUS ROLES |
| Jul 23 | #1,222 | SPHERICAL THINGS · IN AN ANXIOUS STATE · PARTS OF AN AIRPORT · ENDING IN GEOMETRY TERMS |
| Jul 22 | #1,225 | SYMPTOMS OF AN ALLERGIC REACTION · ON A GOLF SCORECARD · PLATFORM-SPECIFIC POSTS · FEATURES OF A ZEBRA |
| Jul 21 | #1,224 | KINDS OF TOPS · SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS · ELEMENTS OF A MUSICAL · TELE___ |
| Jul 20 | #1,211 | ANNOUNCE · THINGS TO CLICK · ASSOCIATED WITH PEARLS · STARTING WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES |
| Jul 19 | #1,210 | CIRCUIT COMPONENTS · DIGITAL COUPLING VERBS · THINGS TOILETS DO · ___ FACE EXPRESSIONS |
| Jul 18 | #1,216 | COMMIT A BASKETBALL VIOLATION · BELIEF · THINGS TRACKED IN VIDEO GAMES · WORDS AFTER "POP" |
| Jul 14 | #1,218 | CONTRACT · EDIT MENU OPTIONS · KINDS OF BASKETS · SYMBOLIZED WITH ARROWS |
| Jul 07 | #1,191 | ROOMS IN CLUE · STUDENT-ATHLETE DESIGNATIONS · ___ TWIST · ENDING IN "SESAME STREET" CHARACTERS |
| Jul 06 | #1,199 | STUNNING NEWS · SCIENCE FAIR MODEL SUBJECTS · ACME PRODUCTS USED BY WILE E. COYOTE · STARTING WITH DATING APPS |
| Jul 05 | #1,204 | GRANOLA INGREDIENTS · PAYMENT METHODS · AMEX CARD TYPES · WHAT "W" MIGHT STAND FOR |
| Jul 04 | #1,207 | PERSIST · KINDS OF POEMS · TROPICAL DRINKS · SWEET ___ |
| Jul 03 | #1,209 | POSITIVE FEELINGS · RETRO EXPRESSIONS OF APPROVAL · BAD THINGS TO GIVE SOMEONE · WHAT THINGS PRONOUNCED "T" MIGHT REFER TO |
| Jul 02 | #1,190 | THEY IMPERSONATE OTHER THINGS · OLD-TIMEY NAMES FOR THINGS WE STILL USE · STARTING WITH NICKNAMES · STARTING WITH SPORTS VENUES |
| Jul 01 | #1,192 | THINGS NAMED AFTER PLACES · BEST PICTURE WINNERS/NOMINEES · PLACES IN COCKTAIL NAMES · STARTING WITH COUNTRIES |
| Jun 30 | #1,193 | DIVIDING STRUCTURES · PARTICIPATE IN SOME WINTER OLYMPICS · COMMON RECYCLABLES · WHAT "DRAFT" MIGHT REFER TO |
| Jun 29 | #1,187 | OLD TIMEY TROUBLEMAKERS · CONSUME WITH GUSTO · PARTS OF A SPEAKER · ENDING IN PARTS OF A TREE |
| Jun 28 | #1,200 | HIGH-QUALITY · SIGNALS TO COMMENCE · ACCESSORIES FOR A GUITARIST · THEY HAVE BOARDS |
| Jun 27 | #1,198 | MONOPOLY SQUARES · COMPONENTS OF A FASHION SHOW · COMMONLY STRIPED THINGS · ENDING IN HORSE GAITS |
| Jun 26 | #1,195 | CRUNCHY SNACK ITEM · VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF WOOD · AREAS OF LOW GROUND · COLORS PLUS A LETTER |
| Jun 25 | #1,183 | COMPUTER PERIPHERALS · TIGHTLY PACKED · HAZARDOUS ELEMENTAL METALS · STARTING WITH BIRD HOMOPHONES |
| Jun 24 | #1,196 | PROG BANDS · CLASSIC WEDDING GIFTS · RED CHARACTERS · RHYMING COMPOUND WORDS |
| Jun 23 | #1,194 | DANCE STYLES · IN A MONOPOLY BOX · CONTENT SORTING OPTIONS ONLINE · THINGS WITH MANTLES/MANTELS |
| Jun 22 | #1,181 | DOMINANT · MULTIPLICATION INDICATORS · PRONUNCIATION DESCRIPTORS · STARTING WITH EXPLOSIVE ONOMATOPOEIA |
| Jun 21 | #1,186 | PRECIPITATION · BOWLS OVER · NBC SITCOMS · STARTING WITH KINDS OF INSULTS |
| Jun 20 | #1,203 | FEATURING SILENT AND PRONOUNCED "K"S · ENDORSE · KINDS OF CHAIRS · WORDS REPEATED IN HIT SONG TITLES |
| Jun 19 | #1,188 | UMAMI-RICH FOODS · THINGS A BEGINNER MIGHT LEARN ON THE PIANO · STARTING WITH MAGAZINES · ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "AGGREGATE" |
| Jun 18 | #1,189 | FITNESS CLASS TYPES · DEMEANOR · PEACE ACTIVISTS · TOOLS MINUS LAST TWO LETTERS |
| Jun 17 | #1,177 | ALCOVE · BODILY WORDS FOR ATTITUDE · FIGURES IN GREEK MYTH · STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "ILK" |
| Jun 16 | #1,185 | CREAMY SALAD DRESSINGS · ATTENDANTS · RARE THINGS, IDIOMATICALLY · WHAT "HOOPS" MIGHT REFER TO |
| Jun 15 | #1,184 | STAYING POWER · GET READY FOR A NIGHT OUT · CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALS · FLOWERS |
| Jun 14 | #1,175 | CLASSIC SLAPSTICK PROPS · THINGS THAT SPIN · FEATURED IN "ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND" · WHAT "MA" MIGHT REFER TO |
| Jun 13 | #1,178 | SEEN AT A TEA SERVICE · ENDURING SONG · USED IN MOVIE PRACTICAL EFFECTS · WORDS BEFORE "STORY" IN MOVIE TITLES |
| Jun 12 | #1,182 | STARTING WITH INCANTATIONS · STARTING WITH ANIMAL GROUP NAMES · STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "REPEAT" · STARTING WITH PARTS OF A RIVER |
| Jun 11 | #1,180 | PARTS OF A WORKOUT ROUTINE · THINGS WITH HORNS · HOMOPHONES OF SUVS · PAYMENT APPS MINUS A LETTER |
| Jun 10 | #1,176 | TECHNIQUE · GROSS THINGS THAT FORM ON WET SURFACES · PARTS OF A THEATER · COUNTED IN DOCUMENT WORD COUNTS |
| Jun 09 | #1,179 | SYMBOLS OF INNOCENCE · THINGS YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO REVEAL · THINGS REPRESENTED IN SUPERSCRIPT · SLANG FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS |
| Jun 08 | #1,174 | LANDFORMS BY WATER · SLANG FOR HEAD · THINGS THAT CAN BE SPIKED · "THE ___ MAN" MOVIES |
| Jun 07 | #1,171 | TRANSLUCENT, AS FABRIC · SPEAK · DEMOLISH · MUSIC GENRE SUFFIXES |
| Jun 06 | #1,169 | PILLAR · INDICATE, AS EMOTIONS · KINDS OF LIZARDS · ___ TABLE |
| Jun 05 | #1,172 | ASSOCIATED WITH HANSEL AND GRETEL · BIT OF CEREAL · DEMI MOORE MOVIES · ENDING IN METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION |
| Jun 04 | #1,162 | PAINTING MEDIA · ESPRIT · STARTS OF CLASSIC HIP-HOP GROUPS · GHOST ___ |
| Jun 03 | #1,170 | KINDS OF RICE · GUMMY BEAR DESCRIPTORS · SAVORY STUFFED PASTRIES · DISNEY PRINCESSES MINUS LAST LETTER |
| Jun 02 | #1,173 | CLANDESTINE · BRITISH POTATO DISHES · HERALDIC ACHIEVEMENTS · ENDING IN MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS |
| Jun 01 | #1,167 | ROOM FEATURES · OLD-TIMEY LOUNGING ACCESSORIES · SUBJECTS IN TENNESSEE WILLIAMS TITLES · ___ RING |
| May 31 | #1,156 | THINGS THAT ARE YELLOW · BILLIARDS TERMS · SLANG FOR A SAILOR · KINDS OF WOOD PLUS "S" |
| May 30 | #1,165 | "IN YOUR DREAMS" · SENSIBLE · TYPOGRAPHICAL SYMBOLS · SONG OF THE YEAR NOMINEES AT THE FIRST GRAMMY AWARDS |
| May 29 | #1,164 | OCEANS · SOURCES OF DISTINCTIVE SMELLS · KINDS OF ROOMS IN A MANSION · WHAT "PA" MIGHT REFER TO |
| May 28 | #1,166 | GET LOW · FOURTH ESTATE · PARTS OF A COURTROOM · SKI ___ |
| May 27 | #1,159 | SMALL COMMUNITY · CLASSIC BOARD GAMES · HOMOPHONES OF WAYS OF LOOKING · ENDING IN THE "LITTLE WOMEN" MARCH SISTERS |
| May 26 | #1,155 | CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS · MATTER AT HAND · '80S COMEDIES · ANAGRAMS |
| May 25 | #1,163 | COMMON PROMO ITEMS · TINY BIT · TEXTING ABBREVIATIONS · EYE___ |
| May 24 | #1,161 | FARM FIXTURES · LABOR PROTEST ACTIONS · OBJECTS USED IN RITUAL PERFORMANCES · POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES PLUS A LETTER |
| May 23 | #1,160 | HAIRDOS · MORE READILY · MARVEL CHARACTERS · WORDS AFTER "THE" IN "STAR WARS" MOVIE TITLES |
| May 22 | #1,153 | REACH BACK OUT · THE WAY THINGS ARE DONE · PLACES WITH CONVEYOR BELTS · STARTING WITH NAME HOMOPHONES |
| May 21 | #1,158 | KINDS OF PIES · THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH BUTTS · TENNIS SCORING TERMS · ___ MUSTARD |
| May 20 | #1,157 | STOVE KNOB SETTINGS · POTENCY · MUSIC THEORY CONCEPTS · "___ DAY" MOVIES |
| May 19 | #1,151 | THINGS BABIES DO · MODIFY DECEPTIVELY · JUDY BLUME BOOKS · FISH MINUS A LETTER |
| May 18 | #1,152 | HOMOPHONES · RUPTURE · MLB PLAYER · FRUIT ANAGRAMS |
| May 17 | #1,148 | CONDUIT · SWINDLE · TEA-MAKING VERBS · "SCHOOL" MODIFIERS |
| May 16 | #1,149 | GLASSWARE · MESS AROUND (WITH · MUSIC PERFORMANCE DIRECTIONS · ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "ASAP" |
| May 15 | #1,143 | NAVIGATE THROUGH, AS A RIVER · MULTI-TIME NBA MVPS · NON-PALINDROMIC WORDS IN A FAMOUS PALINDROME · HOMOPHONES OF KINDS OF DOGS, FAMILIARLY |
| May 14 | #1,147 | PREMONITION · CELLPHONE MODES · BAD THINGS TO DO IN MODERN DATING · PHRASES WHOSE SECOND WORDS INCLUDE THEIR FIRST WORD |
| May 13 | #1,150 | LONG SANDWICH · PRETEXT · SMARTPHONE PHOTO EDITING OPTIONS · JELLY ___ |
| May 12 | #1,154 | SUBSTANTIAL BOOK · "SAINT" CITIES · "LONG" THINGS · CURRENCIES PLUS A LETTER |
| May 11 | #1,145 | MOVE STEALTHILY, WITH "IN" · KINDS OF SCHEMES · DETECTIVE MOVIES · BODY PARTS SURROUNDED BY TWO LETTERS |
| May 07 | #1,146 | FISHING GEAR · MULTITUDE · COMMIT A BASKETBALL INFRACTION · CONTROLLED WITH UP/DOWN BUTTONS |
| Dec 31 | #991 | HAPPY NEW YEAR! · PLACES WHERE THINGS DISAPPEAR · ASSOCIATED WITH PHILADELPHIA · STARTING WITH BODIES OF WATER |
| Dec 30 | #994 | INTENTION · MEASURING DEVICES · PARTS OF A FLIGHT · BIKE ACCESSORIES |
| Dec 29 | #959 | TENDENCY · BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURES · SUMMER OLYMPIC EVENTS · CAR BRAND HOMOPHONES |
| Dec 28 | #972 | CONTAINERS FOR SHIPPING · UNMOVING · MECHANICAL WATCH PARTS · DOGS WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED |
| Dec 27 | #948 | AIRLINE CLASSES · ATTRIBUTE · VOCATION · ENDING WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES |
| Dec 26 | #957 | CALIFORNIA-BASED CHARACTER TROPES · COMEDY SUBGENRES · '70S ROCK BANDS · BLACK ___ |
| Dec 25 | #988 | ORNATE, AS PROSE · CREATE · THINGS WITH STEMS · COMPRISED OF SOLFEGE (DO-RE-MI |
| Dec 24 | #969 | SLANG FOR MONEY · MASTICATE · FISH · WAYS TO VOCALIZE MUSICALLY PLUS A LETTER |
| Dec 23 | #973 | VULNERABILITY · FREUDIAN CONCEPTS · CHARACTERS IN CAPES · STARTING WITH SLANG FOR SAUSAGE |
| Dec 22 | #951 | INFLUX · SUBSEQUENT · KINDS OF CARDS · COLORS MINUS LAST LETTER |
| Dec 21 | #976 | FEATURES OF A TEAPOT · LIBRARY SECTIONS · ARISE · ___DROP |
| Dec 20 | #949 | CONTAINERS · LAUNDRY SERVICES · BRITISH BANDS FORMED IN THE 1970S, WITH "THE" · ROCK ___ |
| Dec 19 | #961 | FINDINGS · DINNER OPTIONS · U.S. CABINET DEPARTMENTS · HOMOPHONES OF PLACES TO PARK A SHIP |
| Dec 18 | #966 | BIT OF WISHFUL THINKING · PROTAGONIST · COMPONENT OF AN ARTS AND CRAFTS PROJECT · SOCIAL ___ |
| Dec 17 | #956 | HUMAN-POWERED WATERCRAFT · FLUSH · HONDA MODELS · BIBLICAL FIGURES PLUS STARTING LETTER |
| Dec 16 | #943 | DANCES · DESCENDANTS · HITCHCOCK MOVIES · STARTING WITH PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS |
| Dec 15 | #974 | TOURNAMENT ROUNDS · ENORMOUS · DISREPUTABLE ESTABLISHMENT · WHAT "C" MIGHT MEAN |
| Dec 14 | #975 | LAY IT ON THICK · HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON FIGURES · SILENT "L" · FICTIONAL PIGS |
| Dec 13 | #941 | WIDE-LEGGED PANT STYLES · SILENT "T" · NEW YORK METS LEGENDS · GREEK MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURES MINUS A LETTER |
| Dec 12 | #962 | CONTAIN · MOVE IN THE WIND · VEGETABLE UNITS · THINGS THAT ARE DIVIDED INTO TWELVE SEGMENTS |
| Dec 11 | #971 | THINGS SEEN IN A YARD · ANAGRAMS · LETTER HOMOPHONES · DUST ___ |
| Dec 10 | #965 | "MY GOODNESS!" · IMITATION · CONFECTION · WHAT "Y" MIGHT MEAN |
| Dec 09 | #942 | BEAR IN MIND · STRIPED ANIMALS · ASSOCIATED WITH RAINBOWS · BEGINNING WITH NUMBER HOMOPHONES |
| Dec 08 | #967 | GOAD, WITH "ON" · FAMOUS STREETS IN LOS ANGELES · MEMBER OF A DALLAS PRO SPORTS TEAM · EUROPEAN CAPITALS MINUS SECOND-TO-LAST LETTER |
| Dec 07 | #968 | MOVE AT BREAKNECK SPEED · ORGAN MEATS · WOODWORKING JOINT TERMS · EL ___ |
| Dec 06 | #964 | NORM · MOLLIFY · MEMBER OF A TITULAR GROUP IN AN ANIMATION FRANCHISE · STARTING WITH HERPETOFAUNA |
| Dec 05 | #960 | TRICKY · STATE OF AFFAIRS · CLASSIC BOARD GAMES · ___ TALK |
| Dec 04 | #958 | CUDDLE · IMBIBE · THINGS YOU ASSEMBLE · SNOUTS |
| Dec 03 | #953 | KINDS OF JEWELRY · SOCIAL GATHERING · PETITION (FOR · "___ MAN" SONGS FROM THE '70S |
| Dec 02 | #944 | APPROXIMATE · MILD OATHS · MLB PLAYER · FAMILY MEMBER NICKNAME PLUS A LETTER |
| Dec 01 | #926 | COMPLETE TURN · CIRCULAR THINGS · KAFKA WORKS, WITH "THE" · STARTING WITH LETTER HOMOPHONES |
| Nov 30 | #938 | TOLERATE · FLOP · FICTIONAL PIRATES · ENDING IN COLOR HOMOPHONES |
| Nov 29 | #950 | ABDOMINAL AREA · REPLACEMENT · PARK STAPLES · BLACKJACK TERMS |
| Nov 27 | #925 | INUNDATION · MAIN FOLDERS IN A COMPUTER · WOODWORKING TOOLS · RHYMES FOR NEW YORK TIMES GAMES |
| Nov 25 | #911 | SMALL-TIME · THINGS THAT ARE PINK · THINGS YOU CAN SCRATCH · STARTING WITH OPTIMISTIC WORDS |
| Nov 24 | #924 | SMALL KITCHEN APPLIANCES · FEATURES OF A CAR'S CENTER CONSOLE · SEEN WHILE GOING THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY · ENDING IN COLORS |
| Nov 23 | #946 | LENIENT · ANIMAL HOMES · OLIVER STONE MOVIES · SECOND WORDS IN TITLES OF ABBA HITS |
| Nov 22 | #952 | LITTLE BIT · SAILOR · TROPICAL FRUITS/VEGETABLES · ___ DEAL |
| Nov 21 | #921 | THINGS WORN ON LAPELS · COCKTAILS · PIXAR PROTAGONISTS · STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "EAT" |
| Nov 20 | #947 | ADHERE · GRAZE · PARTS OF A TOOTH · WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERS |
| Nov 19 | #939 | STOCKY · STEER · SECOND WORDS IN POE STORIES, AFTER "THE" · ORGAN PLUS A LETTER |
| Nov 18 | #934 | FUNNY PERSON · KINDS OF TOMATOES · BEST ACTRESS OSCAR WINNERS · ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "LOCATION" |
| Nov 17 | #916 | "YOU BET" · FORBIDDEN · BASKETBALL SHOTS · STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "SCRAM!" |
| Nov 16 | #933 | TECHNIQUE · RUN-OF-THE-MILL · STRIPY THINGS · WORDS ON MONOPOLY SQUARES |
| Nov 15 | #935 | ENHANCE THE TASTE OF · PUNCTUATION MARKS · KINDS OF ACTORS · ___ ZONE |
| Nov 14 | #930 | EVALUATE · RADIO TUNING OPTIONS · ACTION FILM SUBGENRES · CLASSIC '90S ACTION FILMS |
| Nov 13 | #936 | ATTIRE · FOAMY THINGS · THINGS THAT USE FILTERS · ___ OFFICE |
| Nov 12 | #928 | SPORTS · DOOFUS · ACRONYMS · SPANISH WORDS |
| Nov 11 | #927 | MAKEUP · BREADTH · OBJECT USED FOR SUPPORT · ICONS ON AN IPHONE |
| Nov 10 | #937 | PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS · SATISFY, AS DEBTS · WORDS IN A FAMOUS QUOTE BY CAESAR · LATIN PREPOSITIONS |
| Nov 09 | #915 | PERSONAL GROOMING ITEMS · PACKED · PONDER · STARTING WITH BIRD HOMOPHONES |
| Nov 08 | #919 | BLOCK, AS AN OPENING · PUT FORWARD, AS AN ANNOUNCEMENT · KINDS OF LANGUAGE · WORDS AFTER "I" |
| Nov 07 | #918 | TEXTILE PATTERNS · GREEN CONDIMENTS · THINGS WITH HOLES IN THE MIDDLE · THINGS THAT ARE PURPLE |
| Nov 06 | #929 | COST · WAYS TO UNLOCK A DEVICE · PARTS OF A SHIP · FEATURES OF A CARTOON CUPID |
| Nov 04 | #917 | STEER · THIN LAYER · FILE EXTENSIONS · ___ GUITAR |
| Nov 03 | #913 | THINGS THAT ARE RED · THINGS FILLED WITH AIR · THINGS WITH A LOT OF PIECES · ENDING WITH ANIMALS |
| Nov 02 | #923 | GOODS TO BE TRANSPORTED · LIGHT BROWN SHADES · SHOW SIGNS OF PHYSICAL EXERTION · STARTS OF ZODIAC SIGNS |
| Nov 01 | #905 | TAKE TO COURT · BLACK · SECOND IN A FAMOUS REAL-LIFE DUO · RODENTS WHO ARE FIRST IN A CARTOON DUO |
| Dec 31 | #599 | MOVE QUICKLY · FUN TIME · WORDS BEFORE AN ADDRESSEE · NAME ___ |
| Dec 30 | #594 | LUNCH ORDERS · USED TO MAKE COFFEE · PAY, WITH “UP” · NAMES FEATURING "!" |
| Dec 29 | #591 | SHADES OF RED · APPOINTMENT SPECIFICATIONS · DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF HAIR · TREE HOMOPHONES |
| Dec 28 | #596 | “NOTHING TO IT!” · OBJECTS FROM GREEK MYTH · PROVERBIAL THINGS TO KICK · STARTING WITH POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS |
| Dec 27 | #592 | BREAKFAST SIDES · PUSHES, AS A BUTTON · THEY HAVE A HORN · OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS |
| Dec 26 | #593 | APPROXIMATELY · TREES · SIZABLE, AS AN AMOUNT · U.S. STATE ABBREVIATIONS, PER AP STYLE GUIDE |
| Dec 25 | #595 | CELESTIAL OBJECTS · ARCHERS · FEMALE ANIMALS · “S.N.L.” CAST MEMBERS |
| Dec 24 | #573 | “LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS, OH MY!” · BELOVED, AS A FRIEND · WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE PLURAL LETTERS · WHEN TRIPLED, HIT SONG TITLES |
| Dec 23 | #590 | HOMOPHONES · NECKLINES · WAYS TO EXPRESS 1,000 · SUPER ___ |
| Dec 22 | #585 | SLANG FOR HEAD · PALINDROMES · POLICE PROCEDURALS · FIRST IN A COMEDY DUO |
| Dec 21 | #586 | LOOP · COOKING VESSELS · KINDS OF BEDS · THINGS CALLED “OSCAR” |
| Dec 20 | #582 | CONCOCTION · TYPES OF SENTENCES · KINDS OF BROS · COMPLAINT HOMOPHONES |
| Dec 19 | #584 | DEFER · BAR FIXTURES · WATERCRAFT · SEEN IN “DONKEY KONG” |
| Dec 18 | #588 | DEAL WITH · STYLES OF BEER · INVESTMENT VERBS · ___ DOME |
| Dec 17 | #587 | INTREPIDITY · ROAD · KINDS OF PAPER · KINDS OF TENNIS COURTS |
| Dec 16 | #579 | TYPES OF RADIO · KINDS OF PLAY FIGHTS · SNACK CAKES · CLASSIC JOKE STAPLES |
| Dec 15 | #589 | SPICES · PERFORM POORLY · SKIM THROUGH, AS PAGES · POP SINGERS MINUS “S” |
| Dec 14 | #581 | FISH · WORDS IN AN AUCTION-ENDING PHRASE · GLOBAL CURRENCIES · WORDS BEFORE “CUP” |
| Dec 13 | #560 | FANTASY CREATURES · EMAIL FOLDERS · CITRUS SODAS · ANIMAL HOMOPHONES |
| Dec 31 | #203 | ORGANIZATION · SHARPNESS, AS OF AN IMAGE · PLACES IN FRANCE · HAPPY NEW YEAR! |
| Dec 30 | #202 | BLACK-AND-WHITE ANIMALS · SEQUENCE · HETERONYMS · ___ TRAP |
| Dec 29 | #201 | SHIRTS · COOL, IN ’80S SLANG · LETTER SPELLINGS · ___ GEORGE |
| Dec 28 | #200 | PARTS OF A CAR · MOVE QUICKLY · BIRDS · JAZZ LEGENDS |
| Dec 27 | #199 | INDICATION OF THINGS TO COME · NAME PREFIXES · ART MEDIUMS · ___ PEPPER |
| Dec 26 | #198 | ROAD NAMES · PAPER IN A BOOK · RESTRAIN · THINGS YOU CAN DO TO YOUR NOSE |
| Dec 25 | #197 | DARLING · BASIC GEOMETRIC OBJECTS · OOMPH · SECRET ___ |
| Dec 24 | #196 | GENTLE · CUTS OF PORK · STATUE OF LIBERTY FEATURES · THINGS TO BLOW ON FOR WISHES/LUCK |
| Dec 23 | #195 | MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION · WILLING TO PARTICIPATE · LITTLE BIT, IN A RECIPE · ___BERRY |
| Dec 22 | #194 | CLASSIC HALLOWEEN COSTUMES · BEE CREATIONS · INTERVAL OF TIME · ANIMAL HOMOPHONES |
| Dec 21 | #193 | SEEN IN A LAUNDRY ROOM · SHEPHERD · WHAT “I” MIGHT MEAN · ___ VALLEY |
| Dec 20 | #192 | CONTACT VIA PHONE · BOOK SECTIONS · WEE · CARTOON MICE |
| Dec 19 | #191 | ACCESSORIES · COMEDIAN’S OUTPUT · ATTRACTION · TWO LETTERS + NUMBER |
| Dec 18 | #190 | BRIEF MOMENT · PRIMARY · AVENUES IN N.Y.C. · ___ HOUR |
| Dec 17 | #182 | RESERVE FOR LATER · BOLDNESS, FIGURATIVELY · USED TO BUILD A SNOWMAN · FUNNY ___ |
| Dec 16 | #186 | FARM TOOLS · SCHEME · MAKE HAPPY · ONOMATOPOEIA |
| Dec 15 | #183 | CURMUDGEON · GET LOW · NATIONAL SYMBOLS · SWINDLER |
| Dec 14 | #184 | PESTER · SPORTS VENUES · SEPARATE · SILVER ___ |
| Dec 13 | #185 | GOLF COURSE PARTS · “I GIVE!” · INDECENT · ”-OUGH” WORDS THAT DON’T RHYME |