Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Jan. 13, #112
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Connection:Sports Edition It’s possible to become a killer, but it’s not that difficult today. I can’t say I know what the category name is for each color category, but I know which words match where. Read on for today’s Connect: Hints and Answers to the Sports Edition Puzzle.
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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: Are you really hurt?
Green group tips: Don’t pass the ball.
Blue group tips: Fight for medals.
Purple group tips: Phrases with similar words to “hat”.
Today’s Connected Answers: Sports Edition Group
Yellow group: fake foul
Green group: football running game
Blue group: olympic combat sports
Purple group: ____ hat
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What’s the answer on today’s WIRED: Sports Edition?
Completed NYT Connections: January 13, 2025 Sports Edition Puzzle.
yellow words in today’s connection
The theme is fake fouls. The four answers are action, dive, grooming, and failure.
Green words in today’s connection
The theme is football running game. The four answers are explosion, counter attack, tackle and sweep.
blue words in today’s connection
The theme is Olympic combat sports. The four answers are boxing, judo, taekwondo and wrestling.
purple words in today’s connection
The theme is ____ hat. The four answers were baseball, rally racing, wages and swimming.
