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Issue #996 Tue 3 Mar

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — March 3, 2026

Two sets of literal objects frame a pair of wordplay sequences. Watch the violet column, as three candidates for the green set wander in early.

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  1. Reveal the yellow group
    "BIG" THINGS

    APPLE · BROTHER · DIPPER · MAC

  2. Reveal the green group
    BE ADJACENT TO

    ABUT · FLANK · NEIGHBOR · TOUCH

  3. Reveal the blue group
    SEEN IN A CLOSET

    HANGER · HOOK · ROD · SHELF

  4. Reveal the violet group
    STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "SPEEDY"

    BRISKET · FASTIDIOUS · FLEETWOOD · QUICKSAND

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