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Issue #993 Sat 28 Feb

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — February 28, 2026

Two groups of wordplay and two sets of direct definitions share the grid today. Watch the blue column, as several homophones are waiting to derail your progress.

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  1. Reveal the yellow group
    CRAVING

    DESIRE · ITCH · THIRST · URGE

  2. Reveal the green group
    JOBS THAT INVOLVE TRAVELING

    CRUISE DIRECTOR · PILOT · ROADIE · SALESMAN

  3. Reveal the blue group
    NAME HOMOPHONES

    EARNEST · KNEEL · RUSTLE · TAILOR

  4. Reveal the violet group
    ASTRONOMICAL TERMS PLUS A LETTER

    COMETH · NOVAK · START · SUNG

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