New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- The NYT Connections answers for Sunday, August 16, 2026 are in, and puzzle #1162 is built almost entirely on words that belong in more than one group. Yellow is musical performance, Green is participant, Blue is family relationship modifiers, and Purple asks you to recognise four species of human ancestor by their translated names.

If you want to solve it yourself, here is one hint per colour, easiest first.

Yellow: Four words a band would use for the same night's work.

Green: Not people so much as roles. Each one can stand in for whoever is taking part, including in a courtroom.

Blue: None of these are relatives on their own. Each one goes in front of a relative.

Purple: Translate the Latin. Four of these descr...