Connections #1185 answer — September 8, 2026

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 · #1185

Connections #1185, edited by Wyna Liu, runs from classic american performance cars in yellow to candy bars plus a letter in purple.

Today's board, solved

All four groups

How today's puzzle plays

Yellow — CLASSIC AMERICAN PERFORMANCE CARS: CORVETTE, FIREBIRD, MUSTANG, VIPER.

Green — FEATURES OF A MIME COSTUME: BERET, GLOVES, STRIPES, SUSPENDERS.

Blue — ___ HEART: ARTICHOKE, PURPLE, SACRED, TAKE TO.

Purple — CANDY BARS PLUS A LETTER: DOVES, MARSH, SKORT, TWIXT.

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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