Connections #1033 Answers
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1033 for Thursday, April 9, 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): gloomy
- Green: ointment
- Blue: zodiac symbols
- Purple (hardest): muscular, minus "ed" sound
Answers
GLOOMY
BLUE, DARK, DOWN, LOW
OINTMENT
BALM, CREAM, PASTE, RUB
ZODIAC SYMBOLS
ARCHER, FISH, GOAT, RAM
MUSCULAR, MINUS "ED" SOUND
JACK, RIP, SHRED, YOKE
Previous Connections answers
- #1032 — cohort member, aesthetic, kinds of bar apparatuses, eyewear in the singular
- #1031 — competition, on board, words for unspecified choices, ___life
- #1030 — events with dancing, interest, components of whac-a-mole, musicals with last letter changed
- #1029 — atomic structure terms, parts of a sherlock holmes costume, things to flip, starting with synonyms for "slush"
- #1028 — "let sleeping dogs lie", obscure, coastal landforms, ___ camp
- #1027 — catty, hanker (for), cocktail glasses, ___ control
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