Hints
Today’s Connections: Sports Edition brings unique challenges with its quirky categories. Whether you’re a sports aficionado or just looking to sharpen your problem-solving skills, this puzzle is designed to entertain and provoke thought. Let’s dive right into some spoiler-free hints to help you group the clues.
Yellow group hint: Think about endings and separations.
Green group hint: It’s all about games played with a hoop.
Blue group hint: Consider recent champions in a popular American league.
Purple group hint: This revolves around a winter activity that often involves high altitudes.
Answers
Feeling ready to tackle today’s puzzle? Here are the solutions grouped by category:
Yellow group: The theme revolves around ways to “part ways,†consisting of axe, can, fire, and sack.
Green group: Focused on basketball games, the answers are 21, around the world, HORSE, and knockout.
Blue group: For the last four MLS Cup winners, the answers include Crew, Galaxy, LAFC, and NYCFC.
Purple group: Centered on skiing, the solutions are jumping, lift, lodge, and slope.
Puzzle enthusiasts often enjoy sharing their solving strategies. Some suggest focusing on one group at a time, which can help streamline the experience. Happy puzzling!