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October 2026 Connections clues and definitions — Page 3
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How CONDITIONER, GUITAR, KISS, and QUOTES Complete AIR ___
Placing AIR before CONDITIONER, GUITAR, KISS, and QUOTES creates four established expressions with distinct meanings.
Explain this connection →2026-10-09Why HIGHLIGHTS, RECAP, SCORES, and STATS Are Sports-Show Features
HIGHLIGHTS, RECAP, SCORES, and STATS name familiar informational elements presented during sports programming.
Explain this connection →2026-10-09Why BLOWOUT, ROMP, ROUT, and SWEEP Mean DECISIVE VICTORY
BLOWOUT, ROMP, and ROUT describe emphatic wins, while SWEEP describes winning every contest in a series.
Explain this connection →2026-10-09How CHANNEL, INPUT, POWER, and VOLUME Are Controlled by a TV Remote
CHANNEL, INPUT, POWER, and VOLUME are television functions that a standard handheld remote can control.
Explain this connection →2026-10-08Why AUTOCRUISE, FOOLHARDY, MULHOLLAND and THANKS Go Together
Each complete board entry finishes with the surname of an actor whose first name is Tom.
Explain this connection →2026-10-08Why HEEDS, MINDS, REGARDS and RESPECTS Go Together
These four words work as verbs for acting in accordance with rules or paying them proper attention.
Explain this connection →2026-10-08Why BEST, ECLIPSE, SURPASS and TOP Go Together
Each word can operate as a verb meaning to exceed, defeat or prove better than someone or something else.
Explain this connection →2026-10-08Why CHEERS, STOOGES, STRIKES and WISHES Go Together
The four entries come from different subjects, but each completes a familiar expression or convention involving three.
Explain this connection →2026-10-07SAVE FOR LATER: October 7, 2026 Connections guide
Four verbs share the broad idea of retaining something now so that it remains available in the future.
Explain this connection →2026-10-07KINDS OF BUNS: October 7, 2026 Connections guide
Each entry can appear before “bun” or “buns” to identify a familiar food with a particular form, filling, or flavor.
Explain this connection →2026-10-07BEST ___ TONY AWARDS: October 7, 2026 Connections guide
Each word fills the blank after BEST to reproduce the Tony Award category wording supplied by the official answer.
Explain this connection →2026-10-07GREEK NUMERICAL PREFIXES: October 7, 2026 Connections guide
The opening word parts encode numerical ideas: di- indicates two, mono- one, tetra- four, and tri- three.
Explain this connection →2026-10-06Why BERKSHIRE, CITI, GOLDMAN, and MERRILL Go Together
The four entries are familiar shortened references to financial firms whose full names contain additional words.
Explain this connection →2026-10-06Why CATSKILL, KNICKKNACK, PIANOFORTE, and STABILITY Go Together
The final consecutive letters of each complete entry form a noun that can describe a talent.
Explain this connection →2026-10-06Why ADIRONDACK, EAMES, WINDSOR, and WINGBACK Go Together
Each entry can directly precede “chair” to name a recognized kind or design of seating.
Explain this connection →2026-10-06Why COMFORT, DAYS, HAMPTON, and HOLIDAY Go Together
Adding INN after each board entry produces the name of a familiar hotel brand.
Explain this connection →2026-10-05Why ADVISORY, CHESS, IRONING and MESSAGE Are KINDS OF BOARDS
Adding BOARD after every entry produces four established compounds naming different kinds of boards.
Explain this connection →2026-10-05How the Temporary-Acquisition Endings Work
The final letters of each full entry form a word for obtaining temporary use or possession.
Explain this connection →2026-10-05Why CONTENT, PEACEFUL, PLACID and SERENE Mean CALM
The four words describe a satisfied, peaceful or otherwise undisturbed condition.
Explain this connection →2026-10-05How the ADJECTIVES FOR MATURE CONTENT Group Works
Each entry is an adjective that can characterize material presented as mature content.
Explain this connection →2026-10-04PARTS OF A JUDGE COSTUME group explained for October 4, 2026
COLLAR, GAVEL, ROBE and WIG combine as the clothing and accessory elements of a recognizable judge costume.
Explain this connection →2026-10-04CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT group explained for October 4, 2026
BUNCH, HEAP, LOT and STACK can each express a considerable quantity, despite their different concrete images.
Explain this connection →2026-10-04SILENT ___ group explained for October 4, 2026
AUCTION, FILM, PARTNER and TREATMENT each form an established expression when placed after the shared word SILENT.
Explain this connection →2026-10-04TABLE TENNIS NEEDS group explained for October 4, 2026
BALL, NET, PADDLE and TABLE are the four concrete items covered by the official TABLE TENNIS NEEDS category.
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Spoiler-Safe Definitions for Connections #1216 Words
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Read the definitions →2026-10-08Spoiler-Safe Definitions for Connections #1215
A board-order glossary of ordinary meanings and established uses for all sixteen puzzle entries.
Read the definitions →2026-10-07Spoiler-safe definitions for the October 7, 2026 Connections board
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Read the definitions →2026-10-06Spoiler-Safe Definitions for the October 6, 2026 Connections Board
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Read the definitions →2026-10-05Spoiler-Safe Definitions for the October 5, 2026 Board
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Read the definitions →2026-10-04Connections #1211 spoiler-safe word definitions for October 4, 2026
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