Connections #1212 Answers
Monday, October 5, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1212 for Monday, October 5, 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): calm
- Green: adjectives for mature content
- Blue: kinds of boards
- Purple (hardest): ending in ways to temporarily acquire
Answers
CALM
CONTENT, PEACEFUL, PLACID, SERENE
ADJECTIVES FOR MATURE CONTENT
EXPLICIT, GRAPHIC, STRONG, SUGGESTIVE
KINDS OF BOARDS
ADVISORY, CHESS, IRONING, MESSAGE
ENDING IN WAYS TO TEMPORARILY ACQUIRE
PARENT, PLEASE, SAPPHIRE, SLOAN
Previous Connections answers
- #1211 — considerable amount, table tennis needs, parts of a judge costume, silent ___
- #1210 — starting with terms for "toilet", ending in musicals, starting with u.s. museums, ending in fantasy creatures
- #1209 — finance, fingers, customary, prime ___
- #1208 — put, dress shirt measurements, 2000s indie rock bands, with "the", starts of nyt print puzzles
- #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
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