Thursday, September 10, 2026 · #1187
Connections #1187, edited by Wyna Liu, runs from chemical elements in yellow to ending in synonyms for "happening now" in purple.
Today's board, solved
ACTINIUM
KRYPTON
LEAD
SULFUR
AIR CONDITIONER
CATIO
CLOTHESLINE
FLOWER BOX
ATLANTIC CITY
BADLANDS
BORN TO RUN
THUNDER ROAD
ADULT CONTEMPORARY
ALTERNATING CURRENT
REPRESENT
SEXTANT
All four groups
Yellow
CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
ACTINIUM, KRYPTON, LEAD, SULFUR
Green
WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE STICKING OUT OF A WINDOW
AIR CONDITIONER, CATIO, CLOTHESLINE, FLOWER BOX
Blue
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CLASSICS
ATLANTIC CITY, BADLANDS, BORN TO RUN, THUNDER ROAD
Purple
ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "HAPPENING NOW"
ADULT CONTEMPORARY, ALTERNATING CURRENT, REPRESENT, SEXTANT
How today's puzzle plays
Yellow — CHEMICAL ELEMENTS: ACTINIUM, KRYPTON, LEAD, SULFUR.
Green — WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE STICKING OUT OF A WINDOW: AIR CONDITIONER, CATIO, CLOTHESLINE, FLOWER BOX.
Blue — BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CLASSICS: ATLANTIC CITY, BADLANDS, BORN TO RUN, THUNDER ROAD.
Purple — ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "HAPPENING NOW": ADULT CONTEMPORARY, ALTERNATING CURRENT, REPRESENT, SEXTANT.
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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