Hints
Welcome to today’s NYT Connections Puzzle: Sports Edition! This intriguing mix challenges even the most seasoned puzzlers with its blend of categories. If you’re feeling stuck but eager to complete the puzzle, check out these helpful hints categorized from the easier yellow group to the more complex purple group.
Yellow group hint: Get the gold medal.
Green group hint: Nation’s capital.
Blue group hint: Like McCartney.
Purple group hint: Join a bowling ____.
Answers
If you’re ready for the answers to today’s puzzling groupings, here they are, clearly laid out for you:
Yellow group: The theme revolves around summer Olympic sports, featuring fencing, golf, judo, and rugby.
Green group: These are notable DC schools: American, George Washington, Georgetown, and Howard.
Blue group: The names in this category all relate to Pauls: Coffey, George, Molitor, and Skenes.
Purple group: Completing the puzzle, we have the theme of ____ league, with answers cactus, G, grapefruit, and little.
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