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NYT Connections Hints for October 19, 2026 (#1327)

Game

MOHAWK
MUFFIN
HOT AIR
BALLOON
RAVE
WIND
FLURRY
STEAM
GAS
RIB
FUME
ALIBIS
BOIL
BLATHER
ESCROW
NUGGETS

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To be extremely angry or agitated

BOIL
To be extremely angry; to be 'boiling' with rage.
FUME
To be very angry and show it, often by complaining or silent anger.
RAVE
To talk wildly or angrily; to rant and rave.
STEAM
To be angry or agitated, often visibly; as in 'steaming' with anger.

Empty, meaningless, or excessive talk

BLATHER
To talk long or foolishly without making much sense.
GAS
To chat idly or talk too much, often about nothing important; empty talk.
HOT AIR
Empty, exaggerated, or meaningless talk.
WIND
Empty words or talk without substance; also breath used for speaking.

"MC" THINGS AT MCDONALD'S

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McDonald's menu items formed by adding 'Mc' before each word

FLURRY
McFlurry; a McDonald's dessert of soft-serve ice cream with toppings.
MUFFIN
McMuffin; a McDonald's breakfast sandwich made with an English muffin.
NUGGETS
McNuggets; Chicken McNuggets, breaded chicken pieces sold at McDonald's.
RIB
McRib; a barbecue pork sandwich periodically sold at McDonald's.

ENDING IN BIRDS

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Words whose final letters spell a bird name

ALIBIS
Plural of alibi, an excuse or claim of being elsewhere; ends with IBIS, a wading bird.
BALLOON
An inflatable bag or toy; ends with LOON, a waterbird.
ESCROW
Money or property held by a third party until conditions are met; ends with CROW, a black bird.
MOHAWK
A hairstyle with shaved sides and a strip of hair in the middle; also a Native American people; ends with HAWK, a bird of prey.