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Connections #1,045 hints and answers for Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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

Connections #1,045 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.

AMBLE (IN)

BREEZE · MOSEY · STROLL · WALTZ

Group 2 - Green

Hint: All four words start with the letter B - the real link runs deeper than that, but it is a place to start.

BALDERDASH

BALONEY · BILGE · BULL · BUNK

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 BAGS

CROSSBODY · HOBO · MESSENGER · SADDLE

Group 4 - Purple

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.

STARTS OF ONE-WORD JAMES BOND MOVIE TITLES

GOLD · MOON · OCTOPUS · THUNDER

Next on the board

Strands →

Theme clue: "Risky business"