Connections #1,208 hints and answers for Thursday, October 1, 2026
Connections #1,208 puts things down in yellow, takes a tailor's measurements in green, restores the missing The to four indie rock bands in blue, and chops the starts off four NYT print puzzles in 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: all four are verbs for setting something down in a place: to place it, position it, situate it, or stick it somewhere and leave it.
PUT
PUT
Group 2 - Green
Hint: all four are the numbers a tailor records for a dress shirt: around the chest, the neck, the sleeve and the waist. Read as body parts, they are a red herring.
DRESS SHIRT MEASUREMENTS
DRESS SHIRT MEASUREMENTS
Group 3 - Blue
Hint: each entry becomes a 2000s indie rock band once you put the word The in front of it: The Decemberists, The National, The Shins and The Walkmen.
2000S INDIE ROCK BANDS, WITH "THE"
2000S INDIE ROCK BANDS, WITH "THE"
Group 4 - Purple
Hint: each entry is the opening chunk of a New York Times print puzzle name: ACRO starts Acrostic, CROSS starts Crossword, KEN starts KenKen, and SUD starts Sudoku.