Connections #1162 Answers
Sunday, August 16, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1162 for Sunday, August 16, 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): musical performance
- Green: participant
- Blue: family relationship modifiers
- Purple (hardest): descriptors for our human ancestors
Answers
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
CONCERT, GIG, SET, SHOW
PARTICIPANT
ACTOR, AGENT, PARTY, PLAYER
FAMILY RELATIONSHIP MODIFIERS
GRAND, GREAT, HALF, STEP
DESCRIPTORS FOR OUR HUMAN ANCESTORS
FROM NEANDER, HANDY, UPRIGHT, WISE
Previous Connections answers
- #1161 — exhausted, segment, ending in units of length, ending in synonyms for follow secretly
- #1160 — black-and-yellow, places where everyone thinks the same ways, comic book artist's tools, triangle logos
- #1159 — persevere, move slowly (up to), airline status perks, "cold" things, in idioms
- #1158 — hold onto, as a feeling, kinds of frogs, nbc sitcom surnames, starting with affirmative responses
- #1157 — doomed, basic cable channels, words in an auctioneer's chant, homophones of facial features
- #1156 — haphazardly, ways to receive event tickets, sections on an invoice, famous goatees
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