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Oct 9#1,319Show answer
DECISIVE VICTORYBLOWOUT · ROMP · ROUT · SWEEP
CONTROLLED BY A TV REMOTECHANNEL · INPUT · POWER · VOLUME
FEATURES OF A SPORTS SHOWHIGHLIGHTS · RECAP · SCORES · STATS
AIR ___CONDITIONER · GUITAR · KISS · QUOTES
Oct 8#1,322Show answer
FOLLOWS, AS RULESHEEDS · MINDS · REGARDS · RESPECTS
OUTDOBEST · ECLIPSE · SURPASS · TOP
THINGS THAT COME IN THREESCHEERS · STOOGES · STRIKES · WISHES
ENDING IN ACTORS NAMED TOMAUTOCRUISE · FOOLHARDY · MULHOLLAND · THANKS
Oct 7#1,320Show answer
SAVE FOR LATERBANK · SQUIRREL · STASH · STORE
KINDS OF BUNSCINNAMON · HAMBURGER · HOT DOG · STICKY
GREEK NUMERICAL PREFIXESDICHOTOMY · MONOLOGUE · TETRACYCLINE · TRIDENT
BEST ___ TONY AWARDSCHOREOGRAPHY · MUSICAL · ORCHESTRATIONS · PLAY
Oct 6#1,316Show answer
FINANCIAL FIRMS, FOR SHORTBERKSHIRE · CITI · GOLDMAN · MERRILL
KINDS OF CHAIRSADIRONDACK · EAMES · WINDSOR · WINGBACK
___ INN HOTELSCOMFORT · DAYS · HAMPTON · HOLIDAY
ENDING IN TALENTSCATSKILL · KNICKKNACK · PIANOFORTE · STABILITY
Oct 5#1,309Show answer
CALMCONTENT · PEACEFUL · PLACID · SERENE
ADJECTIVES FOR MATURE CONTENTEXPLICIT · GRAPHIC · STRONG · SUGGESTIVE
KINDS OF BOARDSADVISORY · CHESS · IRONING · MESSAGE
ENDING IN WAYS TO TEMPORARILY ACQUIREPARENT · PLEASE · SAPPHIRE · SLOAN
Oct 4#1,315Show answer
CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTBUNCH · HEAP · LOT · STACK
TABLE TENNIS NEEDSBALL · NET · PADDLE · TABLE
PARTS OF A JUDGE COSTUMECOLLAR · GAVEL · ROBE · WIG
SILENT ___AUCTION · FILM · PARTNER · TREATMENT
Oct 3#1,313Show answer
STARTING WITH TERMS FOR "TOILET"CAN OPENER · HEAD WAITER · JOHN DENVER · W.C. FIELDS
ENDING IN MUSICALSELBOW GREASE · FAT CATS · LINDA HAMILTON · SOMETHING WICKED
STARTING WITH U.S. MUSEUMSBROAD BEAN · GETTY IMAGES · MET HALFWAY · WHITNEY HOUSTON
ENDING IN FANTASY CREATURESDIET SPRITE · MERV GRIFFIN · NY GIANT · RIVER PHOENIX
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This week's Connections answers
The seven most recent New York Times Connections puzzles, newest first. Each day lists the four groups by colour — yellow is the easiest, purple the trickiest with the wordplay. Open a day only when you want the full solution; the newest row is today, so it stays closed to keep things spoiler-safe.
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