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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a fun mix. When I saw “inside-the-park,” I figured that could only mean one category, but some of the others were trickier. If you’re stuck but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.
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Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Pedaling time.
Green group hint: It’s gone!
Blue group hint: Hoops teams.
Purple group hint: Football icons.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Bicycle parts.
Green group: Descriptors for types of home runs.
Blue group: Former WNBA team names.
Purple group: Items in NFL logos.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is bicycle parts. The four answers are brake, chain, handlebar and saddle.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is descriptors for types of home runs. The four answers are 3-run, inside-the-park, solo and walk-off.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is former WNBA team names. The four answers are Comets, Rockers, Shock and Sol.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is items in NFL logos. The four answers are diamonds, horseshoe, skull and star.
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