Connections #1056 Answers
Saturday, May 2, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1056 for Saturday, May 2, 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): clairvoyant
- Green: staged performances
- Blue: u.s. cabinet departments
- Purple (hardest): starting with newspaper names
Answers
CLAIRVOYANT
EXTRASENSORY, MENTAL, PSYCHIC, TELEPATHIC
STAGED PERFORMANCES
BALLET, MUSICAL, OPERA, PLAY
U.S. CABINET DEPARTMENTS
EDUCATION, INTERIOR, STATE, TREASURY
STARTING WITH NEWSPAPER NAMES
GLOBETROTTER, HERALDRY, POST-IT, TIMES TABLES
Previous Connections answers
- #1055 — make glossy, translucent golden things, features of a bird's head, numbers with first letter changed
- #1054 — unnerve, remove, as an item from a list, with "off", what "t" might stand for, homophones of possessive adjectives
- #1053 — step in a process, sound like thunder, kinds of puppets, standing ___
- #1052 — entreaty, laundry day verbs, things that come in "books", sun___
- #1051 — salad ingredients, classic films, "the simpsons" characters, ending in nba players
- #1050 — stipulation, vocal characteristics, characters in "dick and jane", things with faces
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