Connections #1005 Answers
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1005 for Thursday, March 12, 2026. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): places to find sand
- Green: things that move back and forth
- Blue: apparatus-based exercise classes
- Purple (hardest): featuring birds
Answers
PLACES TO FIND SAND
BUNKER, DESERT, HOURGLASS, SANDBOX
THINGS THAT MOVE BACK AND FORTH
METRONOME, PENDULUM, SWING, WINDSHIELD WIPER
APPARATUS-BASED EXERCISE CLASSES
BARRE, REFORMER, SPIN, STEP
FEATURING BIRDS
CUCKOO CLOCK, FROOT LOOPS, MEXICAN FLAG, WEATHER VANE
Previous Connections answers
- #1004 — steal, make nicer, with "up", kinds of cones, pronoun homophones
- #1003 — cook with dry heat, familial nicknames, u.s. state abbreviations, punch
- #1002 — starting with the same sound, spelled differently, metaphors for public scrutiny, muppets, they feature a boss
- #1001 — cities, palindromes, horror movies minus "s", starting with slang for zero
- #1000 — $1, "wherefore art thou romeo?", words before "castle", where you might make a connection
- #999 — freeloader, concealing cover, ways one might refer to #, words for lucidity, in the singular
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