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Connections #1,202 hints and answers for Friday, September 25, 2026

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

Connections #1,202 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: Four words, one thread. Say each of the four out loud - the link is usually plainer than it looks.

LUXE

BOUGIE · FANCY · POSH · SWANK

Group 2 - Green

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.

PARTS OF A MECHANICAL CLOCK

ESCAPEMENT · PENDULUM · RATCHET · SPRING

Group 3 - Blue

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.

FAMOUS DANS

AYKROYD · LEVY · RATHER · SAVAGE

Group 4 - Purple

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

TAXONOMIC RANKS PLUS A LETTER

BORDER · CLASSY · FOAMILY · GENIUS

Next on the board

Strands →

Theme clue: "1✖️1, etc ... "