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Connections #1,024 hints and answers for Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Edited by Wyna Liu · Groups listed easiest to hardest: yellow, green, blue, purple

Connections #1,024 puts four groups of four on the board, running from the yellow group through to purple. For each group below: read the hint first, then show the category name when you want it, then the four words.

Group 1 - Yellow

Hint: These four belong together for one clean reason. If two of them pair up in your head first, let the other two confirm it.

SHORTAGE

ABSENCE · CRUNCH · DEFICIT · PINCH

Group 2 - Green

Hint: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

PARTS OF A PIRATE SHIP

CANNON · CROW'S NEST · JOLLY ROGER · PLANK

Group 3 - Blue

Hint: One thread ties these four together. It is a fair link, not a trick - think about what the words can all be or do.

KINDS OF BRAS

PLUNGE · PUSH-UP · SPORTS · WIRELESS

Group 4 - Purple

Hint: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

STARTING WITH BABY ANIMALS

CALF RAISE · CHICK FLICK · FRY COOK · KIT KAT

Next on the board

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Theme clue: "While you were sleeping ..."