NYT Connections Hints for September 8, 2026 (#1274)
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PURPLE
STRIPES
SKORT
GLOVES
CORVETTE
ARTICHOKE
DOVES
MARSH
SACRED
BERET
VIPER
TWIXT
SUSPENDERS
MUSTANG
TAKE TO
FIREBIRD
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CLASSIC AMERICAN PERFORMANCE CARS
Back to CategoriesIconic American performance cars, especially muscle cars and sports cars.
CORVETTE
Chevrolet Corvette, a classic American sports car known for its performance and fiberglass body.
FIREBIRD
Pontiac Firebird, an American pony car/muscle car produced from 1967 to 2002.
MUSTANG
Ford Mustang, the iconic American pony car introduced in 1964, a symbol of muscle car culture.
VIPER
Dodge Viper, a high-performance American sports car with a V10 engine, produced from 1991 to 2017.
FEATURES OF A MIME COSTUME
Back to CategoriesTypical features of a mime's costume.
BERET
A soft, round, flat-crowned cap, often worn by mimes as part of their traditional costume.
GLOVES
Mimes typically wear white gloves to make hand gestures more visible.
STRIPES
Mimes traditionally wear a black-and-white striped shirt.
SUSPENDERS
Straps worn over the shoulders to hold up trousers, often part of a mime's costume.
___ HEART
Back to CategoriesWords that form common phrases with 'heart'.
ARTICHOKE
Artichoke heart, the edible inner part of an artichoke.
PURPLE
Purple Heart, a U.S. military decoration awarded to those wounded or killed in action.
SACRED
Sacred Heart, a Catholic devotional image representing the heart of Jesus.
TAKE TO
Take to heart, meaning to take something seriously or be deeply affected by it.
CANDY BARS PLUS A LETTER
Back to CategoriesCandy bar names with an extra letter added to form a new word.
DOVES
Dove candy bar plus the letter S, forming 'doves,' the plural of dove.
MARSH
Mars candy bar plus the letter H, forming 'marsh,' a wetland.
SKORT
Skor candy bar plus the letter T, forming 'skort,' a garment combining a skirt and shorts.
TWIXT
Twix candy bar plus the letter T, forming 'twixt,' an archaic word meaning 'between'.