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Issue #979 Sat 14 Feb

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — February 14, 2026

A steady, patient grid with clear boundaries between its four distinct ideas. The entries resolve with a satisfying click once the common threads are pulled.

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  1. Reveal the yellow group
    UPTICK

    HIKE · JUMP · RISE · SPIKE

  2. Reveal the green group
    PROTUBERANCE

    BUMP · HUMP · LUMP · MOUND

  3. Reveal the blue group
    TOM HANKS ROLES

    GUMP · PHILLIPS · SULLY · WOODY

  4. Reveal the violet group
    WORDS BEFORE "MINT"

    BREATH · JUNIOR · PEPPER · SPEAR

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