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Connections: Sports Edition was a fun one today. But oof, that blue category. For a fan of a team that’s never won the Super Bowl (Skol, Vikings!), I felt that description. The other categories were fun, and I took them less personally. (Though I didn’t know the real meaning of “Knickerbocker.”) Read on for hints and answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.
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Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest, yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Bills and coins.
Green group hint: A classic baseball pitch.
Blue group hint: The Vikings are another one.
Purple group hint: Teams with names describing natives.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Money.
Green group: Fastball.
Blue group: Teams without a Super Bowl win.
Purple group: Teams whose nicknames are demonyms.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
Today’s puzzle had a few images, so here’s the puzzle grid.
How the Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Dec. 24, 2024, looked before being played.
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Dec. 24, 2024.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is money. The four answers are bank, bread, coin and dough.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is fastball. The four answers are cheese, gas, heat and hummer.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is teams without a Super Bowl win. The four answers are Jaguars, Lions, Panthers and Titans.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is teams whose nicknames are demonyms. The four answers are Canadiens, Hoosiers, Knicks and Texans.