{
  "id": 8124726,
  "title": "NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, September 18 (game #1195)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/nyt-connections-hints-and-answers-for-friday-september-18-game-1195",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nyt-connections-today-answers-hints-18-september-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Today's NYT Connections puzzle (#1195) features the words PILLOW, CRUISE, UPPER, STEP, FLIGHT, STAIR, PLATTER, LANDING, ROUND, TAKEOFF, MEDLEY, and BRIEF.\n\nThe first group, YELLOW, is about a part of a plan - PHASE, ROUND, STAGE, and STEP. The second group, GREEN, revolves around selections of small dishes - FLIGHT, MEDLEY, PLATTER, and SAMPLER. The third group, BLUE, consists of parts of a flight - BOARDING, CRUISE, LANDING, and TAKEOFF. The final group, PURPLE, is a mystery to solve, and has been suggested as BRIEF, PILLOW, STAIR, or UPPER.",
  "summary": "Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}