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Some days, the New York Times’ Connections: Sports Edition just defeats me completely. But other days, I feel super-sports-smart because I sail through it.
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Today’s puzzle didn’t strike me as too hard. I spotted team nicknames first, and then some words that meant a tied score, and it was off to the races. Read on for full clues and hints.
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 score is 2-2.
Green group hint: A certain Lady Gaga song.
Blue group hint: Catch that ball!
Purple group hint: Gophs is another one.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Dead heat.
Green group: Poker variants.
Blue group: NFL wide receivers.
Purple group: Colloquial CFB nicknames.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is dead heat. The four answers are deadlock, draw, stalemate and tie.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is poker variants. The four answers are Hold’Em, Horse, Razz and Stud.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is NFL wide receivers. The four answers are Lamb, Lockett, St. Brown and Waddle.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is colloquial CFB nicknames. The four answers are Hogs, Huskers, Noles and Vols.