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Connections: Sports Edition wasn’t terribly tough today. If you’re used to reading team abbreviations on scorecards or standings, you probably aced the blue category. Read on for hints and answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.
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Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groupsHere 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: Pull it in
Green group hint: Grappler vocabulary
Blue group hint: Like MIN or SEA
Purple group hint: Not small.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groupsYellow group: Catch
Green group: Wrestling terms
Blue group: NFL teams, on scoreboards.
Purple group: Big ____
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers? The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Dec. 28, 2024.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today’s ConnectionsThe theme is catch. The four answers are grab, nab, snag and snatch.
The green words in today’s ConnectionsThe theme is wrestling terms. The four answers are fall, pin, reversal and takedown.
The blue words in today’s ConnectionsThe theme is NFL teams, on scoreboards. The four answers are CAR, DEN, JAX and WAS.
The purple words in today’s ConnectionsThe theme is Big ____. The four answers are 12, Dance, Fly and league.
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