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NYT Connections Hints for August 19, 2026 (#1201)

Game

PICNIC
BASKET
BREEZE
ANTS
BLANKET
COCOA
PICKLE
FOOT
SNAP
BASE
MASK
SEOUL
OBSCURE
RHEO
CINCH
HIDE

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PIECE OF CAKE

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Something very easy to do

BREEZE
An effortless task; something easy to accomplish.
CINCH
A task that is very easy to do.
PICNIC
Something easy and pleasant; in this context, a piece of cake.
SNAP
An easy thing to do; a simple task.

To hide or keep secret

BLANKET
To cover completely, as if with a blanket; to conceal.
HIDE
To put or keep out of sight; to conceal.
MASK
To disguise or hide something, often with a mask or cover.
OBSCURE
To make unclear or hard to perceive; to conceal.

WORDS BEFORE "BALL" IN SPORT NAMES

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Words that come before 'ball' to form sport names

BASE
As in baseball, a bat-and-ball sport played on a diamond with bases.
BASKET
As in basketball, a sport where players score by throwing a ball into a raised basket.
FOOT
As in football, a sport played mainly with the feet (or, in American football, with hands).
PICKLE
As in pickleball, a paddle sport combining elements of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong.

HOMOPHONES OF CGI-ANIMATED FILMS

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Words that sound like the titles of CGI-animated movies

ANTS
Homophone of 'Antz', a 1998 animated film.
COCOA
Homophone of 'Coco', a 2017 animated film.
RHEO
Homophone of 'Rio', a 2011 animated film.
SEOUL
Homophone of 'Soul', a 2020 animated film.