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Connections Hint Today: Answers for Oct. 9, No. 1,216 - CNET

Here are today’s Connections hints and answers for NYT Connections No. 1216 on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. Today’s Connections puzzle is a fun one, with the green category feeling like an easy one to me today. The purple one, as always, was a bit tricky. We’ll give you a hint for each color group first, then reveal today’s Connections answers further down.

Today’s Connections hints

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: Big winner.

Green group hint: Get the clicker.

Blue group hint: What happened in the game?

Purple group hint: We all breathe it.

Yellow group: Decisive victory.

Green group: Controlled by a TV remote.

Blue group: Features of a sports show.

Purple group: Air ____.

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Reject Modernity and Build an '80s Cell Phone

There is a growing sentiment that smartphones are a bad idea—bad for society and bad for our mental health as individuals. At the risk of appealing to nature, I’ll make the broad generalization that we really aren’t “meant” to always be connected and reachable. As I type

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EcoFlow’s Backup Power Deals Are the Best We’ll See Until Black Friday - CNET

Save up to 57%: Prime Day may be over, but EcoFlow is still offering major discounts on its portable power stations, bundles and whole-home backup systems. Right now, you can save up to 57% off select EcoFlow products, including options for emergency backup, camping and everyday power needs. Save up

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Ohio blogger found guilty of harassment for sending Shrek nude to senator

Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. A jury found an Ohio political blogger guilty of telecommunications harassment after he sent an explicit image of Shrek to a Republican

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An Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police

12:36 PM PDT · October 9, 2026 An Anthropic AI model submitted a false tip about an unsolved murder to the Philadelphia police, according to a report from 6abc Action News. The AI reportedly submitted this incorrect information to a public Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) tip line on July 18,

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Ohio blogger found guilty of harassment for sending Shrek nude to senator

An Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police