NYT Connections Puzzle #1209 Hints and Answers for October 1

NYT Connections released in June 2023 as part of the New York Times' growing collection of free-to-play games. The puzzle is available worldwide on desktop and mobile apps.

Each day, players receive a grid of 16 words and must sort them into four groups of four by identifying shared connections. The groups are color-coded by difficulty: yellow (easiest), green, blue, and purple (hardest). Players get four guesses per day.

For October 1's puzzle (#1209), here are the category hints before the full answers:

Yellow: Ways to describe putting things somewhere. Green: Measurements you'd take for dress shirts. Blue: Indie rock bands you'd recognize from the 2000s. Purple: The first few letters of NYT print puzzles.

If you need the full answers, here they are:

Yellow: PLACE, POSITION, SITUATE, STICK. Green: CHEST, NECK, SLEEVE, WAIST. Blue: DECEMBERISTS, NATIONAL, SHINS, WALKMEN. Purple: ACRO, CROSS, KEN, SUD.

NYT Connections resets daily at midnight in your local timezone, giving players 24 hours to complete each puzzle.