Sunday, September 6, 2026 · #1183
Connections #1183, edited by Wyna Liu, runs from unrestricted permission in yellow to ending with ways to carve a surface in purple.
Today's board, solved
BLANK CHECK
CARTE BLANCHE
FREE REIN
FULL AUTHORITY
CARD SLOT
HEADPHONE JACK
OPTICAL DRIVE
USB PORT
ATM MACHINE
LCD DISPLAY
PIN NUMBER
UPC CODE
COURT SCRIBE
DIRECTOR'S CUT
PIZZA SLICE
SAT SCORE
All four groups
Yellow
UNRESTRICTED PERMISSION
BLANK CHECK, CARTE BLANCHE, FREE REIN, FULL AUTHORITY
Green
PLACES TO INSERT SOMETHING INTO ON A COMPUTER
CARD SLOT, HEADPHONE JACK, OPTICAL DRIVE, USB PORT
Blue
ABBREVIATIONS FOLLOWED BY REDUNDANT WORD
ATM MACHINE, LCD DISPLAY, PIN NUMBER, UPC CODE
Purple
ENDING WITH WAYS TO CARVE A SURFACE
COURT SCRIBE, DIRECTOR'S CUT, PIZZA SLICE, SAT SCORE
How today's puzzle plays
Yellow — UNRESTRICTED PERMISSION: BLANK CHECK, CARTE BLANCHE, FREE REIN, FULL AUTHORITY.
Green — PLACES TO INSERT SOMETHING INTO ON A COMPUTER: CARD SLOT, HEADPHONE JACK, OPTICAL DRIVE, USB PORT.
Blue — ABBREVIATIONS FOLLOWED BY REDUNDANT WORD: ATM MACHINE, LCD DISPLAY, PIN NUMBER, UPC CODE.
Purple — ENDING WITH WAYS TO CARVE A SURFACE: COURT SCRIBE, DIRECTOR'S CUT, PIZZA SLICE, SAT SCORE.
Purple groups often depend on how a word is spelled or what it completes, so read the leftovers as letters, not meanings.
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