NYT Connections April 3 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1027
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PETTY CRUISE LONG ZOMBIE HURRICANE JONES GROUND COLLINS MISSION SMALL LUST SNIDE MEAN THIRST DAMAGE ROCKS
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CATTY
Green — HANKER (FOR)
Blue — COCKTAIL GLASSES
Purple — ___ CONTROL
CATTYMEAN, PETTY, SMALL, SNIDE
HANKER (FOR)JONES, LONG, LUST, THIRST
COCKTAIL GLASSESCOLLINS, HURRICANE, ROCKS, ZOMBIE
___ CONTROLCRUISE, DAMAGE, GROUND, MISSION
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