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Wednesday's New York Times Connections puzzle grouped 16 words where eight could precede 'dog,' including hunting, rescue, sheep and sausage dog versus corn, prairie, salty and top dog. Solvers had to separate genuine canine breeds from food terms, animal names and slang phrases, tripping up many players who assumed all eight belonged together.
The New York Times launched a new set of five to six bonus puzzles released every Wednesday, created by its puzzle constructors and editors, available exclusively to Games or All Access subscribers. The lineup includes 'Wordle in 1,' a variant with five grids partially filled with correct and incorrect letters to solve, plus smaller spinoffs like Connections 3x3 and Colorful Strands, a color-coded version of Strands. Core puzzles such as Wordle, Connections and Strands remain free.
CNET's daily guide reveals the theme, hint words and full solution for the Sept. 2 NYT Strands puzzle. The theme is 'All will be revealed,' with answers including ARISE, EMERGE, SURFACE, MANIFEST and MATERIALIZE, plus the spangram COMETOLIGHT.
CNET published the full solution set for the NYT Mini Crossword puzzle dated Sept. 1, 2026, listing all across and down clues with their answers. Highlights include a British Royal Family reference, with 4-Down clued as Prince Archie's relation to Harry and Meghan, answered SON.