NYT Connections Hints for September 30, 2026 (#1311)
Game
TAMBOURINE
SEPTUM
DECENT
BOND
MARTINI
OPTION
NOVELTY
CASINO
SPRAY PAINT
OCTOPUSSY
DONNIE BRASCO
FUTURE
BUGSY
ETCH A SKETCH
STOCK
SCARFACE
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Hints by Category
SECURITIES
Back to CategoriesFinancial instruments traded in markets
BOND
A debt security in which an investor lends money to a government or corporation in exchange for periodic interest and repayment of principal.
FUTURE
A futures contract; a derivative obligating the buyer to purchase, or the seller to sell, an asset at a set price on a future date.
OPTION
A derivative contract giving the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an asset at a specified price within a set period.
STOCK
A share or equity security representing partial ownership in a corporation.
THINGS THAT ARE SHAKEN (NOT STIRRED)
Back to CategoriesThings that are shaken, with a nod to the James Bond phrase 'shaken, not stirred'
ETCH A SKETCH
A classic American drawing toy; you shake it to erase the picture.
MARTINI
A cocktail famously ordered by James Bond 'shaken, not stirred'; shaking chills and dilutes it.
SPRAY PAINT
Aerosol paint in a can that must be shaken before use to mix the paint and propellant.
TAMBOURINE
A percussion instrument played by shaking or striking it to make jingling sounds.
GANGSTER MOVIES
Back to CategoriesAmerican gangster and crime films
BUGSY
A 1991 biographical crime film about gangster Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel.
CASINO
A 1995 Martin Scorsese gangster film set in Las Vegas mob casinos.
DONNIE BRASCO
A 1997 crime film about an undercover FBI agent infiltrating the Mafia, based on a true story.
SCARFACE
A 1983 gangster film about Cuban immigrant Tony Montana's rise and fall as a drug lord; also a 1932 film.
STARTING WITH MONTH ABBREVIATIONS
Back to CategoriesWords beginning with abbreviations of months
DECENT
Starts with DEC, the abbreviation for December. It means acceptable, satisfactory, or proper.
NOVELTY
Starts with NOV, the abbreviation for November. It means the quality of being new or unusual, or a small novelty item.
OCTOPUSSY
Starts with OCT, the abbreviation for October. It is the title of a 1983 James Bond film.
SEPTUM
Starts with SEPT, a common abbreviation for September. It means a dividing wall or membrane, such as between the nostrils or heart chambers.