Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Dec. 16, #84
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Connection:Sports Edition It’s all over the map today. Nothing is too sporty, if you know what I mean. In fact, there is a category that revolves around movies, so if you watch a lot of movies, you might come across this category without knowing the first thing about sports. Read on for tips and answers.
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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: Coach, let me in.
Green group tips: I must be in the front row.
Blue group tips: Want to trade?
Purple group tips: Think Water Boy.
Today’s Connected Answers: Sports Edition Group
Yellow group: Bench players.
Green group: Stadium seating area.
Blue group: Sports card brand.
Purple group: Adam Sandler’s roles in sports movies.
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What’s the answer on today’s WIRED: Sports Edition?
yellow words in today’s connection
The theme is bench players. The four answers are pinch hitter, reliever, sixth man and reliever.
Green words in today’s connection
The theme is stadium seating area. The four answers are grandstands, mezzanines, suites and upper decks.
blue words in today’s connection
The theme is sports card branding. The four answers are Bowman, Leaf, Panini and Topps.
purple words in today’s connection
The theme was Adam Sandler’s character in a sports movie. The four answers are Boucher, Crewe, Gilmore and Sugarman.