Issue #1092 Fri 20 Mar
Connections hints — March 20, 2026
Two synonym groups anchor this grid, while the remaining sets rely on specific board game terminology and common prefix associations. Look for the violet column—two innocuous household items might distract from the culinary candidates.
yellow group 7 nudges
Yellow group
Cold air, a stuck-in-throat moment, the camera flash you weren't ready for — three different snags, same body.
Verb group
Verb synonyms
Members are 5–7 letters; first letters A, C, R, S.
DISTURB
One is ALARM.
ALARM · CONCERN · RATTLE · SHAKE
green group 7 nudges
Green group
Where the lawnmower lives, where the mail piles up, where the kids hide.
Board game spaces
Examples of one named set
Members are 6–9 letters; first letters B, C, L, P.
WORDS ON A MONOPOLY BOARD
One is BOARDWALK.
BOARDWALK · CHANCE · LUXURY · PARKING
blue group 7 nudges
Blue group
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Classical archetypes
Examples of one named set
Members are 4–5 letters; first letters F, M, S.
FIGURE IN GREEK MYTH
One is FATE.
FATE · FURY · MUSE · SIREN
violet group 7 nudges
Violet group
Whatever you set the night before is what gets you up — for better or worse.
Compound nouns
Each fills the same blank
Members are 4–6 letters; first letters C, N, R, T.
EGG ___
One is CARTON.
CARTON · NOODLE · ROLL · TIMER