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Connections: Sports Edition has a weird batch today. It’ll help to have played a bunch of card games, and also if you live in Florida (or are very observant about NFL team uniform designs). 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: Deal me in.
Green group hint: Gridiron places.
Blue group hint: Look to your coach.
Purple group hint: Florida team.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Card games.
Green group: Areas on a football field.
Blue group: Things a third base coach might signal.
Purple group: Components of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ logo.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is card games. The four answers are bridge, euchre, hearts and pinochle.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is areas on a football field. The four answers are backfield, end zone, lind of scrimmage and sideline.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is things a third-base coach might signal. The four answers are bunt, hit and run, steal and take.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is components of the Tampa Bay Buccaneeers’ logo. The four answers are flag, football, skull and swords.
