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Monday, April 13, 2026

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — April 13, 2026

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Show the word gridAll 16 words — you figure out the groups
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One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

BASEBALL PLAYER
BOX OFFICE
CAMERA LENS
CAPE
HANDKERCHIEF
HOUSE
LASSO
MAGIC WAND
MARQUEE
MONTANA
MUSHROOM
PEN
RABBIT
SOPRANO
TICKET LINE
VELVET ROPE
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

SEEN OUTSIDE A THEATERStraightforward
ACCESSORIES FOR A MAGICIANModerate
TV SHOW TITLE SURNAMESTricky
THEY HAVE CAPSDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

SEEN OUTSIDE A THEATERStraightforward
THINGS YOU'D ENCOUNTER BEFORE ENTERING A MOVIE OR BROADWAY SHOW+ 3 more…
ACCESSORIES FOR A MAGICIANModerate
PROPS AND TOOLS OF THE TRADE FOR SOMEONE WHO DOES TRICKS ON STAGE+ 3 more…
TV SHOW TITLE SURNAMESTricky
THESE ARE ALL LAST NAMES THAT COMPLETE A FAMOUS TV SHOW TITLE+ 3 more…
THEY HAVE CAPSDevious
EACH OF THESE THINGS LITERALLY HAS A CAP ON IT+ 3 more…
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Full solution
SEEN OUTSIDE A THEATERStraightforward
BOX OFFICE,MARQUEE,TICKET LINE,VELVET ROPE

BOX OFFICE, MARQUEE, TICKET LINE, and VELVET ROPE are all things commonly found outside a theater or cinema

ACCESSORIES FOR A MAGICIANModerate
CAPE,HANDKERCHIEF,MAGIC WAND,RABBIT

CAPE, HANDKERCHIEF, MAGIC WAND, and RABBIT are classic accessories associated with a stage magician's act

TV SHOW TITLE SURNAMESTricky
HOUSE,LASSO,MONTANA,SOPRANO

HOUSE (House M.D.), LASSO (Ted Lasso), MONTANA (Hannah Montana), and SOPRANO (The Sopranos) are all TV show title surnames

THEY HAVE CAPSDevious
BASEBALL PLAYER,CAMERA LENS,MUSHROOM,PEN

A BASEBALL PLAYER wears a cap, a CAMERA LENS has a lens cap, a MUSHROOM has a cap (the top part), and a PEN has a cap that covers the tip

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