Connections #1132 Answers
Friday, July 17, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1132 for Friday, July 17, 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): grand finale
- Green: seen in an arcade
- Blue: four groups of four
- Purple (hardest): ending in parts of a car
Answers
GRAND FINALE
EPILOGUE, FAREWELL, LAST DANCE, SWAN SONG
SEEN IN AN ARCADE
CRANE GAME, PINBALL, TICKETS, TOKENS
FOUR GROUPS OF FOUR
CARDINAL DIRECTIONS, CLASSICAL ELEMENTS, SEASONS, SUITS
ENDING IN PARTS OF A CAR
PLOT SPOILER, ROBIN HOOD, SATIRES, TREE TRUNK
Previous Connections answers
- #1131 — skincare products, shades of black, associated with precision, starting with tiny marks
- #1130 — terms for the legal system, things with laces, kinds of sports, words before "room" to indicate extra space
- #1129 — contract, edit menu options, kinds of baskets, symbolized with arrows
- #1128 — interrogate, things with handles, fictional cats, starting with smooches
- #1127 — reproductive part of fruit, bit of fruit-flavored candy, verbs in a college life slogan, starts of u.s. capitals
- #1126 — circus equipment, undisturbed, as water, "toy story" characters, double letters appearing in that letter's alphabetical position
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