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Issue #1008 Sun 15 Mar

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — March 15, 2026

Two groups of wordplay and two groups of direct synonyms make for a standard outing. Keep an eye on the green column—a few of the violet candidates look like they belong there.

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  1. Reveal the yellow group
    GREEDILY CONTROL

    BOGART · CORNER · HOG · MONOPOLIZE

  2. Reveal the green group
    TOOTHED WHEELS

    COG · GEAR · PINION · SPROCKET

  3. Reveal the blue group
    PORTMANTEAUX

    BLOG · MOTEL · SMOG · SPORK

  4. Reveal the violet group
    BULL___

    DOG · DOZE · FROG · HORN

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