Friday, October 9, 2026 · #1216
Connections #1216, edited by Wyna Liu, runs from decisive victory in yellow to air ___ in purple.
Today's board, solved
BLOWOUT
ROMP
ROUT
SWEEP
CHANNEL
INPUT
POWER
VOLUME
HIGHLIGHTS
RECAP
SCORES
STATS
CONDITIONER
GUITAR
KISS
QUOTES
All four groups
Yellow
DECISIVE VICTORY
BLOWOUT, ROMP, ROUT, SWEEP
Green
CONTROLLED BY A TV REMOTE
CHANNEL, INPUT, POWER, VOLUME
Blue
FEATURES OF A SPORTS SHOW
HIGHLIGHTS, RECAP, SCORES, STATS
Purple
AIR ___
CONDITIONER, GUITAR, KISS, QUOTES
How today's puzzle plays
Yellow — DECISIVE VICTORY: BLOWOUT, ROMP, ROUT, SWEEP.
Green — CONTROLLED BY A TV REMOTE: CHANNEL, INPUT, POWER, VOLUME.
Blue — FEATURES OF A SPORTS SHOW: HIGHLIGHTS, RECAP, SCORES, STATS.
Purple — AIR ___: CONDITIONER, GUITAR, KISS, QUOTES.
The purple title has a blank in it, so each purple word completes the phrase AIR ___ rather than sharing a meaning.
Work from the group you are surest of; every correct group removes four words from the board.
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