Saturday, September 19, 2026 · #1196
Connections #1196, edited by Wyna Liu, runs from widen one's scope in yellow to starting with abbreviated math functions in purple.
Today's board, solved
BRANCH OUT
DIVERSIFY
EXPAND
GROW
HOUSE
STICK FIGURE
SUN
TREE
CARNABY STREET
MINISKIRT
MOD
TWIGGY
COS LETTUCE
LOG CABIN
SIN CITY
TAN LINE
All four groups
Yellow
WIDEN ONE'S SCOPE
BRANCH OUT, DIVERSIFY, EXPAND, GROW
Green
FEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWING
HOUSE, STICK FIGURE, SUN, TREE
Blue
ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960S
CARNABY STREET, MINISKIRT, MOD, TWIGGY
Purple
STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS
COS LETTUCE, LOG CABIN, SIN CITY, TAN LINE
How today's puzzle plays
Yellow — WIDEN ONE'S SCOPE: BRANCH OUT, DIVERSIFY, EXPAND, GROW.
Green — FEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWING: HOUSE, STICK FIGURE, SUN, TREE.
Blue — ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960S: CARNABY STREET, MINISKIRT, MOD, TWIGGY.
Purple — STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS: COS LETTUCE, LOG CABIN, SIN CITY, TAN LINE.
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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