Connections #1203 Answers
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1203 for Saturday, September 26, 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): breath fresheners
- Green: things done to a dress shirt at the laundry
- Blue: features of wood
- Purple (hardest): "cool" things, in expressions
Answers
BREATH FRESHENERS
GUM, MINT, MOUTHWASH, SPRAY
THINGS DONE TO A DRESS SHIRT AT THE LAUNDRY
FOLD, PRESS, STARCH, WASH
FEATURES OF WOOD
BURL, GRAIN, KNOTS, RINGS
"COOL" THINGS, IN EXPRESSIONS
BEANS, CAT, CUCUMBER, CUSTOMER
Previous Connections answers
- #1202 — luxe, parts of a mechanical clock, famous dans, taxonomic ranks plus a letter
- #1201 — parts of a vampire costume, things with spring/s, featuring pointing, anagrams
- #1200 — things you grab before leaving the house, website hurdles, things that come in cans, ending in synonyms for "term"
- #1199 — demonstratives, embellishment, options on a multiple choice survey, beverages with acute accents removed
- #1198 — email buttons, ways to attract fish, chess verbs, starts of composers' names
- #1197 — round flat things, associated with kentucky, vampire movies, ___boards you ride on
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