Thursday, October 1, 2026 · #1208
Today's yellow group is put and the purple group is starts of nyt print puzzles.
Today's board, solved
PLACE
POSITION
SITUATE
STICK
CHEST
NECK
SLEEVE
WAIST
DECEMBERISTS
NATIONAL
SHINS
WALKMEN
ACRO
CROSS
KEN
SUD
All four groups
Yellow
PUT
PLACE, POSITION, SITUATE, STICK
Green
DRESS SHIRT MEASUREMENTS
CHEST, NECK, SLEEVE, WAIST
Blue
2000S INDIE ROCK BANDS, WITH "THE"
DECEMBERISTS, NATIONAL, SHINS, WALKMEN
Purple
STARTS OF NYT PRINT PUZZLES
ACRO, CROSS, KEN, SUD
How today's puzzle plays
Yellow — PUT: PLACE, POSITION, SITUATE, STICK.
Green — DRESS SHIRT MEASUREMENTS: CHEST, NECK, SLEEVE, WAIST.
Blue — 2000S INDIE ROCK BANDS, WITH "THE": DECEMBERISTS, NATIONAL, SHINS, WALKMEN.
Purple — STARTS OF NYT PRINT PUZZLES: ACRO, CROSS, KEN, SUD.
When two words feel interchangeable, only one of them belongs — test the group that has no spare candidate first.
Prefer to work it out? Try today's Connections hints, staged so you only see what you ask for.