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Connections #1050
hints & answers for April 26, 2026

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Yellow group

Straightforward

1/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with C, C, F and S. These initials are in sorted order.

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CATCH belongs in this group.

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STIPULATION

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  • CATCH
  • CAVEAT
  • FINE PRINT
  • STRINGS

Green group

A little trickier

2/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with P, R, R and T. These initials are in sorted order.

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PITCH belongs in this group.

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VOCAL CHARACTERISTICS

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  • PITCH
  • RANGE
  • REGISTER
  • TONE

Blue group

More challenging

3/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with D, J, M and S. These initials are in sorted order.

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DICK belongs in this group.

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CHARACTERS IN "DICK AND JANE"

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  • DICK
  • JANE
  • MOTHER
  • SPOT

Purple group

Wordplay & surprises

4/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with B, C, C and P. These initials are in sorted order.

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BUILDING belongs in this group.

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THINGS WITH FACES

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  • BUILDING
  • CLIFF
  • CLOCK
  • POLYHEDRON
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  • Yellow: STIPULATION
  • Green: VOCAL CHARACTERISTICS
  • Blue: CHARACTERS IN "DICK AND JANE"
  • Purple: THINGS WITH FACES

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All four categories and their words, together.

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Yellow

STIPULATION

CATCH · CAVEAT · FINE PRINT · STRINGS

Green

VOCAL CHARACTERISTICS

PITCH · RANGE · REGISTER · TONE

Blue

CHARACTERS IN "DICK AND JANE"

DICK · JANE · MOTHER · SPOT

Purple

THINGS WITH FACES

BUILDING · CLIFF · CLOCK · POLYHEDRON

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About the answers and hints

Categories and answers follow the recorded NYT puzzle. Our hints are independent: some are original category clues, while others give the first letters of the four words. Each hint is labelled so you can choose how much help to take.

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