NYT Connections — October 1, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's board moves from synonyms for placing something somewhere, to measurements taken for a dress shirt, to indie rock bands from the 2000s that all take "The" before their name, and finally to the beginnings of puzzle types found in the NYT print section.
Hint 2 of 5
Yellow (easiest): each of these means to set or position something somewhere.
Hint 3 of 5
Green: each of these is a measurement a tailor takes to fit a dress shirt.
Hint 4 of 5
Blue: each of these becomes the name of a 2000s indie rock band once you add "The" in front.
Hint 5 of 5
Purple (hardest): each of these is the start of a puzzle type found in the NYT print section — acrostic, crossword, kenken, or sudoku.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
Put
PLACE · POSITION · SITUATE · STICK
Dress Shirt Measurements
CHEST · NECK · SLEEVE · WAIST
2000s Indie Rock Bands, With "The"
DECEMBERISTS · NATIONAL · SHINS · WALKMEN
Starts Of NYT Print Puzzles
ACRO · CROSS · KEN · SUD
This puzzle by the numbers
- Starts Of NYT Print Puzzles
- DECEMBERISTS
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