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Connections #1,036 hints and answers for Sunday, April 12, 2026

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

Connections #1,036 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: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

PANTS FEATURES

BELT LOOP · CUFF · FLY · POCKET

Group 2 - Green

Hint: Four words, one thread. Say each of the four out loud - the link is usually plainer than it looks.

PERSPECTIVE

ANGLE · POSITION · STANCE · TAKE

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.

EMIT

CAST · PROJECT · RADIATE · SHED

Group 4 - Purple

Hint: The category name leaves a blank - each of these four words fills it to make a familiar phrase.

___ DOLL

PAPER · RAG · RUSSIAN · TROLL

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Theme clue: "Get ready!"