Issue #1025 Sun 15 Feb
Connections hints — February 15, 2026
Today's grid offers a balanced challenge of direct associations and wordplay. Keep your eyes peeled for those overlaps that look obvious but lead elsewhere.
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Yellow group
Where the lawnmower lives, where the mail piles up, where the kids hide.
Library science
Examples of one named set
Members are 5–12 letters; first letters A, D, E, T.
REFERENCE BOOKS
One is ATLAS.
ATLAS · DICTIONARY · ENCYCLOPEDIA · THESAURUS
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Green group
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Abstract concepts
Synonyms
Members are 4–8 letters; first letters E, R, T, V.
SOMETHING THAT BRINGS BACK MEMORIES
One is ECHO.
ECHO · REMINDER · TRACE · VESTIGE
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Blue group
Something you'd do to a pair of shoes before a job interview.
Psychology
Examples of one named set
Members are 7–11 letters; first letters E, I, O, S.
KINDS OF COMPLEXES
One is ELECTRA.
ELECTRA · INFERIORITY · OEDIPUS · SUPERIORITY
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Violet group
Look at a rooster. Look closely.
Wordplay group
Each starts with a hidden item
Members are 7–10 letters; first letters B, C, D, R.
STARTING WITH WAYS TO REACH SOMEONE VIA PHONE
One is BUZZARD.
BUZZARD · CALLIOPE · DIALECT · RINGMASTER