CITY NICKNAMES - BIG APPLE, BIG EASY, MILE HIGH CITY, SECOND CITY NYT Connections 1024 - March 31st, 2026 SHORTAGE - ABSENCE, CRUNCH, DEFICIT, PINCH PARTS OF A PIRATE SHIP - CANNON, CROW'S NEST, JOLLY ROGER, PLANK KINDS OF BRAS - PLUNGE, PUSH-UP, SPORTS, WIRELESS STARTING WITH BABY ANIMALS - CALF RAISE, CHICK FLICK, FRY COOK, KIT KAT NYT Connections 1023 - March 30th, 2026 IMITATION - DUMMY, ERSATZ, FAUX, MOCK PLAY AROUND (WITH) - FUTZ, MESS, TINKER, TOY CAR RENTAL COMPANIES - AVIS, BUDGET, DOLLAR, HERTZ SNACK BRANDS PLUS STARTING LETTER - FRITZ, PLAYS, TRUFFLES, YUTZ NYT Connections 1022 - March 29th, 2026 IMAGES SEEN ON THE STREET - GRAFFITI, MURAL, POSTER, STENCIL RETRO DANCE CRAZES - HUSTLE, MASHED POTATO, ROBOT, TWIST SILENT "P" - CORPS, COUP, PSYCHO, RECEIPT ___ MARK - BEAUTY, CHECK, QUESTION, STRETCH NYT Connections 1021 - March 28th, 2026 STEP ONTO, AS A VEHICLE - BOARD, EMBARK, ENTER, MOUNT QUANTITIES IN MECHANICS - ACCELERATION, FORCE, MASS, MOMENTUM TEXTBOOK IMAGES - FIGURE, ILLUSTRATION, PICTURE, PLATE ___ PLANT - FACE, PITCHER, POWER, ROBERT NYT Connections 1020 - March 27th, 2026 WHAT IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO - BASIC FACTS, BOTTOM LINE, BRASS TACKS, NITTY-GRITTY FEATURES OF AN AIRPORT TERMINAL - BAGGAGE CLAIM, DUTY-FREE, FOOD COURT, TICKET COUNTER THINGS THAT ARE ORANGE - GOLDFISH CRACKER, MONARCH BUTTERFLY, THE LORAX, TRAFFIC CONE ENDING IN WORDS FOR CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY - LIP SERVICE, MONKEY BARS, TURN SIGNAL, WEDDING RECEPTION NYT Connections 1019 - March 26th, 2026 FOOD PROCUREMENT METHODS - AGRICULTURE, FISHING, GATHERING, HUNTING MEMBER OF A DETROIT SPORTS TEAM - LION, PISTON, RED WING, TIGER FEATURES OF A CLASSIC VOTING BOOTH - BALLOT, BOOTH, CURTAIN, LEVER THEY HAVE BOLTS - FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER, HARDWARE STORE, LIGHTNING, LOCK NYT Connections 1018 - March 25th, 2026 OBFUSCATE - BLUR, CLOUD, MUDDY, OBSCURE MAGAZINES - FORTUNE, PEOPLE, SPIN, TIME PAYMENT METHODS - CASH, CHARGE, CHECK, WIRE UNITS OF VOLUME WITH LAST LETTER CHANGED - CUR, GALLOP, PING, QUARK NYT Connections 1017 - March 24th, 2026 DESPICABLE - BASE, LOW, MEAN, VILE FEATURES OF A WEDDING - CAKE, KISS, RING, VOW KINDS OF TRUCKS - DUMP, FIRE, FOOD, TOW HETERONYMS - BOW, ROW, SOW, WIND NYT Connections 1016 - March 23rd, 2026 PRINCIPLED - DECENT, HONEST, MORAL, STAND-UP GAME-CHANGING INVENTIONS - LIGHT BULB, PRINTING PRESS, SLICED BREAD, WHEEL "VIRGIN" THINGS - MARY, MOCKTAIL, OLIVE OIL, VIRGO ENDING IN NICKNAME HOMOPHONES - BRAIN STEW, BROCCOLI RABE, JUNGLE GYM, OPEN MIC NYT Connections 1015 - March 22nd, 2026 OVERSEE - CHAIR, HEAD, LEAD, RUN PICTURE TAKEN FROM A FILM - FRAME, IMAGE, SHOT, STILL COMPONENTS OF A WEIGHTLIFTING SETUP - BAR, BENCH, RACK, WEIGHTS ___ SURF - CHANNEL, COUCH, CROWD, KITE NYT Connections 1014 - March 21st, 2026 DIRECT - BLUNT, FRANK, PLAIN, STRAIGHT TARGET - GOAL, MARK, OBJECT, POINT CHECKERS TERMS - CAPTURE, CROWN, JUMP, KING 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN POETS - BISHOP, FROST, POUND, RICH NYT Connections 1013 - March 20th, 2026 DISTURB - ALARM, CONCERN, RATTLE, SHAKE WORDS ON A MONOPOLY BOARD - BOARDWALK, CHANCE, LUXURY, PARKING FIGURE IN GREEK MYTH - FATE, FURY, MUSE, SIREN EGG ___ - CARTON, NOODLE, ROLL, TIMER NYT Connections 1012 - March 19th, 2026 FOLK TALE CHARACTERS - CHICKEN LITTLE, FROG PRINCE, GINGERBREAD MAN, GOLDILOCKS GOOD LUCK SYMBOLS - EVIL EYE, FOUR-LEAF CLOVER, HORSESHOE, RABBIT'S FOOT THINGS THAT CHANGE COLOR - CHAMELEON, MOOD RING, SUNSET, TRAFFIC LIGHT ENDING IN MUSIC GENRES - BABY BLUES, PET ROCK, SCRAP METAL, SODA POP NYT Connections 1011 - March 18th, 2026 INTERVAL - PATCH, PERIOD, SPELL, STRETCH REACT TO A STUBBED TOE - CURSE, HOP, WINCE, YELL GUITAR EFFECTS PEDALS - DELAY, REVERB, WAH, WHAMMY ___ CHECK - BLANK, COAT, RAIN, REALITY NYT Connections 1010 - March 17th, 2026 METAPHORS FOR TROUBLE - BIND, HOT WATER, JAM, PICKLE MUSIC THEORY CONCEPTS - KEY, PITCH, SCALE, TONE THINGS WITH STRINGS - BALLOON, KITE, TEA BAG, YO-YO METAPHORS FOR QUICKNESS - ARROW, LIGHTNING, ROCKET, WIND NYT Connections 1009 - March 16th, 2026 ANIMAL GROUP NAMES - GAGGLE, PACK, POD, PRIDE THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH BEING SLOW - GLACIER, MOLASSES, SLOTH, TRAFFIC SILENT "W" - CARTWRIGHT, TWO, WRATH, WRESTLE WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE STATE ABBREVIATIONS - ANY, EMMY, ENVY, OKAY NYT Connections 1008 - March 15th, 2026 GREEDILY CONTROL - BOGART, CORNER, HOG, MONOPOLIZE TOOTHED WHEELS - COG, GEAR, PINION, SPROCKET PORTMANTEAUX - BLOG, MOTEL, SMOG, SPORK BULL___ - DOG, DOZE, FROG, HORN NYT Connections 1007 - March 14th, 2026 HYPNOTIC STATE - DREAM, HAZE, SPELL, TRANCE STARTING WITH PREFIXES MEANING "TWO" - BINARY, DIOXIDE, DUOLINGO, TWILIGHT FICTIONAL INSPECTORS - CLOUSEAU, GADGET, JAVERT, MORSE ENDING IN FEMALE ANIMALS - HOOTENANNY, LICHEN, MOSCOW, NIGHTMARE NYT Connections 1006 - March 13th, 2026 "NO THANKS" - LATER, NAH, NEXT TIME, PASS KINDS OF NUMBERS - EVEN, IRRATIONAL, PERFECT, PRIME KINDS OF WALLS - BERLIN, BRICK, FOURTH, GREAT HOMOPHONES OF NON-NUMERIC AMOUNTS - AWL, NUN, PHEW, SUM NYT Connections 1005 - March 12th, 2026 PLACES TO FIND SAND - BUNKER, DESERT, HOURGLASS, SANDBOX THINGS THAT MOVE BACK AND FORTH - METRONOME, PENDULUM, SWING, WINDSHIELD WIPER APPARATUS-BASED EXERCISE CLASSES - BARRE, REFORMER, SPIN, STEP FEATURING BIRDS - CUCKOO CLOCK, FROOT LOOPS, MEXICAN FLAG, WEATHER VANE NYT Connections 1004 - March 11th, 2026 STEAL - LIFT, PALM, PINCH, POCKET MAKE NICER, WITH "UP" - DRESS, JAZZ, SPIFF, SPRUCE KINDS OF CONES - ICE CREAM, PINE, SNOW, TRAFFIC PRONOUN HOMOPHONES - HEE, MI, OUI, YEW NYT Connections 1003 - March 10th, 2026 COOK WITH DRY HEAT - BROWN, ROAST, SEAR, TOAST FAMILIAL NICKNAMES - CUZ, GRAM, POP, UNC U.S

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