Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Dec. 14, #82
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I’m pretty well versed in sports, but Connection:Sports Edition This is by far the hardest puzzle in the New York Times game I play regularly. Currently, the game is in beta, which means The New York Times is testing it to see if it’s popular before adding it to the site’s gaming app. You can play it for free every day for the next few weeks – and then we’ll see if it holds up. I did okay on the sports version, but there are a few I think I might do better, like movie, music, or TV-themed puzzles. That said, while I do group the blue answers together, I would never in a million years choose the theme that ties them together.
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Today’s Hookup Tip: Sports Edition Group
Here are four tips grouped in today’s Connect: Sports Edition puzzle, from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow group tips: I’m so excited.
Green group tips: H town.
Blue group tips: Like Mike.
Purple group tips: Not the front, but…
Today’s Connected Answers: Sports Edition Group
Yellow group: Hype
Green group: houston sports teams
Blue group: The teams Michael Jordan defeated in the NBA Finals
Purple group: ____ Back
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What’s the answer on today’s WIRED: Sports Edition?
yellow words in today’s connection
The theme is hype. The four answers are anticipation, hype, build-up, and buzz.
Green words in today’s connection
The theme is Houston sports teams. The four answers are Cougars, Dash, Dynamo and Rockets.
blue words in today’s connection
The theme was the team Michael Jordan defeated in the NBA Finals. The four answers are the Jazz, Lakers, SuperSonics and Trail Blazers.
purple words in today’s connection
The topic is ____ back. The four answers are corner kick, defense, full force and run game.