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NYT Connections Hints for September 29, 2026 (#1304)

Game

DELTA
HIDDEN
INSIDE
MODEL TANK
MONSTERS
FINDING
SECRET
TOY
FREEZE TAG
ORAL PHASE
MOUTH
REMOTE
STREAM BED
TUCKED AWAY
HOME GAME
DRAINAGE BASIN

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Hidden, isolated, or private

HIDDEN
Concealed from view or knowledge; not easily seen or found.
REMOTE
Far away from other places; isolated and secluded.
SECRET
Kept from general knowledge or view; not revealed or public.
TUCKED AWAY
Placed in a quiet, hidden, or out-of-the-way location.

RIVER FEATURES

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Landforms and physical features associated with rivers

DELTA
A sediment-rich landform at a river's mouth, often triangular, where the river splits into distributaries.
DRAINAGE BASIN
The entire land area drained by a river and its tributaries; also called a watershed or catchment.
MOUTH
The point where a river flows into a larger body of water, such as a sea, lake, or another river.
STREAM BED
The bottom of a stream or river channel, over which water flows.

FIRST WORDS OF PIXAR FILMS

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First words in the titles of Pixar animated films

FINDING
First word of 'Finding Nemo' and later 'Finding Dory'.
INSIDE
First word of 'Inside Out'.
MONSTERS
First word of 'Monsters, Inc.'.
TOY
First word of 'Toy Story'.

PHRASES HIDING GREEK LETTERS

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Two-word phrases that contain Greek letter names when spaces are ignored

FREEZE TAG
Hides ZETA: free[ZETA]g, formed by -ZE from 'freeze' + TA- from 'tag'.
HOME GAME
Hides OMEGA: h[OMEGA]me, formed by -OME from 'home' + GA- from 'game'.
MODEL TANK
Hides DELTA: mo[DELTA]nk, formed by -DEL from 'model' + TA- from 'tank'.
ORAL PHASE
Hides ALPHA: or[ALPHA]se, formed by -AL from 'oral' + PHA- from 'phase'.