Connections hints for Tuesday, September 1, 2026

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Connections #1178 · Tuesday, September 1, 2026 · edited by Wyna Liu

PLANETARIUMARROWHOPE DIAMONDFOR REALSAM SPADEWISHY-WASHYMIKE HAMMERGOLF CLUBCROSS MY HEARTPICK-UP STICKSHERLOCK HOLMESAIMEE MANNPINKY SWEARHERCULE POIROTSPAGHETTOON GOD

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Show all Connections answers for September 1, 2026 (spoilers)
  • "I Promise!" (yellow): CROSS MY HEART, FOR REAL, ON GOD, PINKY SWEAR
  • Long, Skinny Things Often Seen Together (green): ARROW, GOLF CLUB, PICK-UP STICK, SPAGHETTO
  • Private Investigators Of Fiction (blue): HERCULE POIROT, MIKE HAMMER, SAM SPADE, SHERLOCK HOLMES
  • Starting With Words Of Intention (purple): AIMEE MANN, HOPE DIAMOND, PLANETARIUM, WISHY-WASHY

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