Connections #1208 Answers
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1208 for Thursday, October 1, 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): put
- Green: dress shirt measurements
- Blue: 2000s indie rock bands, with "the"
- Purple (hardest): starts of nyt print puzzles
Answers
PUT
PLACE, POSITION, SITUATE, STICK
DRESS SHIRT MEASUREMENTS
CHEST, NECK, SLEEVE, WAIST
2000S INDIE ROCK BANDS, WITH "THE"
DECEMBERISTS, NATIONAL, SHINS, WALKMEN
STARTS OF NYT PRINT PUZZLES
ACRO, CROSS, KEN, SUD
Previous Connections answers
- #1207 — securities, things that are shaken (not stirred), gangster movies, starting with month abbreviations
- #1206 — secluded, river features, first words of pixar films, phrases hiding greek letters
- #1205 — things with stalks, oyster condiments, dodge models, three letters plus repeated trigrams
- #1204 — sculpture media, restaurant seating options, telecom, ending in chinese dynasties
- #1203 — breath fresheners, things done to a dress shirt at the laundry, features of wood, "cool" things, in expressions
- #1202 — luxe, parts of a mechanical clock, famous dans, taxonomic ranks plus a letter
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