Connections #1049 Answers
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1049 for Saturday, April 25, 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): body coverings
- Green: masses, in idioms
- Blue: old timey slang for law enforcement
- Purple (hardest): starting with synonyms for "throw"
Answers
BODY COVERINGS
ENAMEL, HAIR, NAIL, SKIN
MASSES, IN IDIOMS
CROWD, HAYSTACK, MILLION, OCEAN
OLD TIMEY SLANG FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
COPPER, DICK, FLATFOOT, GUMSHOE
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "THROW"
CAST IRON, CHUCK E. CHEESE, HURLY-BURLY, PITCHFORK
Previous Connections answers
- #1048 — pizza ingredients, associated with octopuses, they have blades, what "cab" might refer to
- #1047 — border, kinds of fiction, words in a planetary mnemonic, starting with four-letter '80s bands
- #1046 — pottery equipment, wallop, words pronounced different ways as proper nouns, pick-up ___
- #1045 — amble (in), balderdash, kinds of bags, starts of one-word james bond movie titles
- #1044 — mass of smoke, fishing gear, associated with black widow spiders, ___ monday
- #1043 — cheeky, dress measurements, cards in texas hold 'em, last words of candy brands in the singular
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