nyt connections hints

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For the NYT Connections puzzle on September 19, 2026 (Puzzle #1196), here are the hints and categories to help you solve it:

### **Today's Categories**
*   **🟨 Yellow:** Widen one's scope
*   **🟩 Green:** Features of a kid's drawing
*   **🟦 Blue:** Associated with Swinging London in the 1960s
*   **🟪 Purple:** Starting with abbreviated math functions

### **Quick Clues**
*   **🟨 Yellow:** Think more broadly.
*   **🟩 Green:** Often made with crayons.
*   **🟦 Blue:** A place or trend to be in 1966.
*   **🟪 Purple:** I was told there would be no math.

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### **Answers (If you need them)**
*   **Widen one's scope:** BRANCH OUT, DIVERSIFY, EXPAND, GROW
*   **Features of a kid's drawing:** HOUSE, STICK FIGURE, SUN, TREE
*   **Associated with Swinging London in the 1960s:** CARNABY STREET, MINISKIRT, MOD, TWIGGY
*   **Starting with abbreviated math functions:** COS LETTUCE, LOG CABIN, SIN CITY, TAN LINE