Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Jan. 21, #120
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Today’s Connection:Sports Edition Going through the yellow and green categories is fine for me. But blue and purple are another story entirely. 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: Plan your attack
Green group tips: Gloves
Blue group tips: basketball star
Purple group tips: Have some fun…
Today’s Connected Answers: Sports Edition Group
Yellow group: X and O
Green group: Baseball glove parts
Blue group: WNBA Most Valuable Player
Purple group: game____
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What’s the answer on today’s WIRED: Sports Edition?
Completed NYT Connections puzzle on January 21, 2025.
yellow words in today’s connection
The theme is X’s and O’s. The four answers are playbook, plan, strategy, and tactics.
Green words in today’s connection
The theme is part of the baseball glove. The four answers are finger, heel, pocket and webbing.
blue words in today’s connection
The theme is WNBA MVPS. The four answers are Catchings, Delle Donne, Fowles and Stewart.
purple words in today’s connection
The theme is game ____. The four answers are Destroyer, Day, Plan, and Winner.
