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Connections Answers for October 16, 2026 #1223

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PARAGUAY

CYRUS

NICK

SMARTIES

CHICKEN

BULGARI

CHAD

HUNGARY

COOLIDGE

HIPPO

CHIP

SPAN

SCRATCH

MARK

HUNGRY

LAOS

YYellow groupEasiest

Yellow group · easiest

Think of flaws that blemish a tabletop—small dents, cuts, and abrasions a worn surface might pick up.
SURFACE IMPERFECTIONS
CHIPMARKNICKSCRATCHA chip is a small broken-off piece, a mark is a blemish, a nick is a small cut, and a scratch is an abrasion, all flaws on a surface.

GGreen groupFairly easy

Green group · fairly easy

Nations across four continents share the trait of never touching an ocean.
LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES
CHADHUNGARYLAOSPARAGUAYChad is a nation in Africa, Hungary in Europe, Laos in Southeast Asia, and Paraguay in South America, all with no coastline.

BBlue groupTricky

Blue group · tricky

These four are each one letter short of being a place on the map of Europe.
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES MINUS A LETTER
BULGARICYRUSHUNGRYSPANBULGARI is Bulgaria without the final A, CYRUS is Cyprus without the final P, HUNGRY is Hungary without the final A, and SPAN is Spain with the I dropped.

PPurple groupTrickiest — wordplay

Purple group · trickiest — wordplay

Each word in this group begins with a term for something fashionable when you look at just its opening part.
STARTING WITH WORDS FOR "STYLISH"
CHICKENCOOLIDGEHIPPOSMARTIESCHICKEN starts with CHIC, COOLIDGE starts with COOL, HIPPO starts with HIP, and SMARTIES starts with SMART, all meaning stylish.

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