Connections Hints & Answers — Thursday, October 1, 2026 (#1314)
Category hints first, then one starter word per group, full answers last.
Step 1 — category theme hints
🟡 Yellow (easiest) — category hint
The theme is: PUT
🟢 Green — category hint
The theme is: DRESS SHIRT MEASUREMENTS
🔵 Blue — category hint
The theme is: 2000S INDIE ROCK BANDS, WITH "THE"
🟣 Purple (trickiest) — category hint
The theme is: STARTS OF NYT PRINT PUZZLES
Step 2 — one word from each group
⚠️ One starter word per category — tap to reveal
STICK · NECK · NATIONAL · KEN
Step 3 — full answers
⚠️ Connections #1314 — all four groups — tap to reveal
🟡 Yellow (easiest): PUT
STICK, SITUATE, PLACE, POSITION
🟢 Green: DRESS SHIRT MEASUREMENTS
NECK, WAIST, SLEEVE, CHEST
🔵 Blue: 2000S INDIE ROCK BANDS, WITH "THE"
NATIONAL, SHINS, WALKMEN, DECEMBERISTS
🟣 Purple (trickiest): STARTS OF NYT PRINT PUZZLES
KEN, ACRO, CROSS, SUD
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