Here are the hints and answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for April 27, No. 1, 051.
Today’s Connections puzzle has a simple pattern: every clue starts with the letter R. The blue group should be especially familiar to fans of a long-running animated series.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are the four group hints, from easiest to hardest:
Yellow group hint: Pass the croutons.
Green group hint: Old-time cinema.
Blue group hint: D’oh!
Purple group hint: Look for hoopster names.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Salad ingredients.
Green group: Classic films.
Blue group: The Simpsons characters.
Purple group: Ending in NBA players.
What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed puzzle for April 27, 2026, shows the following groupings:
The yellow words
The theme is salad ingredients. The answers are ranch dressing, red onion, roasted chicken and romaine lettuce.
The green words
The theme is classic films. The answers are Rain Man, Rear Window, Reservoir Dogs and Roman Holiday.
The blue words
The theme is The Simpsons characters. The answers are Radioactive Man, Ralph Wiggum, Reverend Lovejoy and Rod Flanders.
The purple words
The theme is ending in NBA players. The answers are Raging Bull, Regina King, roe buck and rotary clipper.