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NYT Connections — September 19, 2026

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Hint 1 of 5

Today's board moves from phrases meaning to broaden your range, to things you'd see in a child's crayon drawing, to icons and fashions tied to a famous era of 1960s London, and finally to phrases starting with abbreviated trigonometric functions.

Hint 2 of 5

Yellow (easiest): each of these means to grow, diversify, or extend your reach into new areas.

Hint 3 of 5

Green: each of these is something almost every kid draws in their early artwork.

Hint 4 of 5

Blue: each of these is closely tied to the fashionable, youth-driven scene of 1960s London.

Hint 5 of 5

Purple (hardest): each of these phrase begins with a shortened math function abbreviation.

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  • yellow

    Widen One's Scope

    BRANCH OUT · DIVERSIFY · EXPAND · GROW

  • green

    Features Of A Kid's Drawing

    HOUSE · STICK FIGURE · SUN · TREE

  • blue

    Associated With Swinging London In The 1960s

    CARNABY STREET · MINISKIRT · MOD · TWIGGY

  • purple

    Starting With Abbreviated Math Functions

    COS LETTUCE · LOG CABIN · SIN CITY · TAN LINE

This puzzle by the numbers

Hardest group (purple)
Starting With Abbreviated Math Functions
Longest word on the board
CARNABY STREET

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A solved Connections-style board: sixteen word tiles sorted into four coloured rows of four — fruits, gemstones, instruments and planets
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