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Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for April 27, No. 1, 051.
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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has a theme: Every clue begins with the letter R! Also, fans of a certain long-running animated show should have no problem with the blue group. Ay, caramba! Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
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.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for April 27, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is salad ingredients. The four answers are ranch dressing, red onion, roasted chicken and Romaine lettuce.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is classic films. The four answers are Rain Main, Rear Window, Reservoir Dogs and Roman Holiday.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is The Simpsons characters. The four answers are Radioactive Man, Ralph Wiggum, Reverend Lovejoy and Rod Flanders.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ending in NBA players. The four answers are Raging Bull, Regina King, roe buck and rotary clipper.
CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of “Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the ’70s and ’80s,” as well as “The Totally Sweet ’90s.” She’s been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She’s Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she’ll be first in line. See full bio
