Connections #1185 Answers
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1185 for Tuesday, September 8, 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): classic american performance cars
- Green: features of a mime costume
- Blue: ___ heart
- Purple (hardest): candy bars plus a letter
Answers
CLASSIC AMERICAN PERFORMANCE CARS
CORVETTE, FIREBIRD, MUSTANG, VIPER
FEATURES OF A MIME COSTUME
BERET, GLOVES, STRIPES, SUSPENDERS
___ HEART
ARTICHOKE, PURPLE, SACRED, TAKE TO
CANDY BARS PLUS A LETTER
DOVES, MARSH, SKORT, TWIXT
Previous Connections answers
- #1184 — quite the saga, parts of a bra, associated with pine trees, starting with disney characters
- #1183 — unrestricted permission, places to insert something into on a computer, abbreviations followed by redundant word, ending with ways to carve a surface
- #1182 — move unsteadily, bird onomatopoeia, ___head, desserts minus last letter
- #1181 — spherical things, food whose name is two foods, kinds of eels, accessories inside starting and ending letters
- #1180 — two shakes of a lamb's tail, shades of red, toy car brands, spreadsheet functions
- #1179 — flabbergast, things in a violin case, ___ dogs (that are dogs), ___ dogs (that aren't dogs)
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