NYT Connections Answers: March 23, 2026

Puzzle #1096 — Editor: Wyna Liu

All 4 Groups

🟨 Yellow — Easiest
PRINCIPLED
DECENT, HONEST, MORAL, STAND-UP
🟩 Green
GAME-CHANGING INVENTIONS
LIGHT BULB, PRINTING PRESS, SLICED BREAD, WHEEL
🟦 Blue
"VIRGIN" THINGS
MARY, MOCKTAIL, OLIVE OIL, VIRGO
🟪 Purple — Hardest
ENDING IN NICKNAME HOMOPHONES
BRAIN STEW, BROCCOLI RABE, JUNGLE GYM, OPEN MIC

Word Grid

All 16 words from puzzle #1096:

DECENT
HONEST
MORAL
STAND-UP
LIGHT BULB
PRINTING PRESS
SLICED BREAD
WHEEL
MARY
MOCKTAIL
OLIVE OIL
VIRGO
BRAIN STEW
BROCCOLI RABE
JUNGLE GYM
OPEN MIC
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