Tuesday, September 1, 2026 · #1178
Today's yellow group is "i promise!" and the purple group is starting with words of intention.
Today's board, solved
CROSS MY HEART
FOR REAL
ON GOD
PINKY SWEAR
ARROW
GOLF CLUB
PICK-UP STICK
SPAGHETTO
HERCULE POIROT
MIKE HAMMER
SAM SPADE
SHERLOCK HOLMES
AIMEE MANN
HOPE DIAMOND
PLANETARIUM
WISHY-WASHY
All four groups
Yellow
"I PROMISE!"
CROSS MY HEART, FOR REAL, ON GOD, PINKY SWEAR
Green
LONG, SKINNY THINGS OFTEN SEEN TOGETHER
ARROW, GOLF CLUB, PICK-UP STICK, SPAGHETTO
Blue
PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS OF FICTION
HERCULE POIROT, MIKE HAMMER, SAM SPADE, SHERLOCK HOLMES
Purple
STARTING WITH WORDS OF INTENTION
AIMEE MANN, HOPE DIAMOND, PLANETARIUM, WISHY-WASHY
How today's puzzle plays
Yellow — "I PROMISE!": CROSS MY HEART, FOR REAL, ON GOD, PINKY SWEAR.
Green — LONG, SKINNY THINGS OFTEN SEEN TOGETHER: ARROW, GOLF CLUB, PICK-UP STICK, SPAGHETTO.
Blue — PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS OF FICTION: HERCULE POIROT, MIKE HAMMER, SAM SPADE, SHERLOCK HOLMES.
Purple — STARTING WITH WORDS OF INTENTION: AIMEE MANN, HOPE DIAMOND, PLANETARIUM, WISHY-WASHY.
Purple groups often depend on how a word is spelled or what it completes, so read the leftovers as letters, not meanings.
Prefer to work it out? Try today's Connections hints, staged so you only see what you ask for.