Connections #1051 Answers
Monday, April 27, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1051 for Monday, April 27, 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): salad ingredients
- Green: classic films
- Blue: "the simpsons" characters
- Purple (hardest): ending in nba players
Answers
SALAD INGREDIENTS
RANCH DRESSING, RED ONION, ROASTED CHICKEN, ROMAINE LETTUCE
CLASSIC FILMS
RAIN MAN, REAR WINDOW, RESERVOIR DOGS, ROMAN HOLIDAY
"THE SIMPSONS" CHARACTERS
RADIOACTIVE MAN, RALPH WIGGUM, REVEREND LOVEJOY, ROD FLANDERS
ENDING IN NBA PLAYERS
RAGING BULL, REGINA KING, ROE BUCK, ROTARY CLIPPER
Previous Connections answers
- #1050 — stipulation, vocal characteristics, characters in "dick and jane", things with faces
- #1049 — body coverings, masses, in idioms, old timey slang for law enforcement, starting with synonyms for "throw"
- #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
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