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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a toughie. The purple category made me laugh — it’s a fun connection I hadn’t thought of before today. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
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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: Light the cauldron.
Green group hint: Baseball division.
Blue group hint: Old Dominion.
Purple group hint: Think of cars.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Verbs for an Olympic athlete.
Green group: NL Central teams.
Blue group: Virginia college teams.
Purple group: Teams who share names with Ford vehicles.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is verbs for an Olympic athlete. The four answers are fences, rows, surfs and swims.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is NL Central teams. The four answers are Brewers, Cubs, Pirates and Reds.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Virginia college teams. The four answers are Cavaliers, Dukes, Hokies and Spiders.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is teams who share names with Ford vehicles. The four answers are Broncos, Mavericks, Mustangs and Rangers.