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Need some answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition? Sitting here in Seattle, I was proud to nail the yellow category immediately (I might have had to move if I didn’t get it right.) The green category wasn’t too tough, but the others were more difficult. Read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it 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: The bluest skies you’ll ever see…
Green group hint: And now it’s pouring.
Blue group hint: Empire State hoops.
Purple group hint: QB’s CV.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Seattle teams.
Green group: Seen during a baseball rain delay.
Blue group: Members of the New York Liberty.
Purple group: Teams Baker Mayfield has played for.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is Seattle teams. The four answers are Kraken, Mariners, Reign and Seahawks.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is seen during a baseball rain delay. The four answers are grounds crew, lightning, ponchos and tarp.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is members of the New York Liberty. The four answers are Cloud, Ionescu, Jones and Stewart.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is teams Baker Mayfield has played for. The four answers are Browns, Buccaneers, Oklahoma and Texas Tech.