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Issue #1080 Tue 26 May

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — May 26, 2026

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  1. Reveal the yellow group
    CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS

    CUP · MEDAL · PENNANT · RING

  2. Reveal the green group
    MATTER AT HAND

    CONCERN · FOCUS · POINT · SUBJECT

  3. Reveal the blue group
    '80S COMEDIES

    AIRPLANE · BIG · CLUE · TWINS

  4. Reveal the violet group
    ANAGRAMS

    ENLIST · LISTEN · SILENT · TINSEL

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