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Connections: Sports Edition might be tough today. There’s a word in it that means a kind of cheek makeup to me, but apparently has a different meaning in Canadian football, eh? Read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s app. Or you can continue to play it free online.
Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta
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: NFL call.
Green group hint: Run, Forrest, run.
Blue group hint: Snow business.
Purple group hint: Just a single.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Football penalties.
Green group: Track and field equipment.
Blue group: Freestyle skiing forms.
Purple group: Scores worth one point.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections Sports Edition puzzle for March 14, 2025 ,#172.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is football penalties. The four answers are face mask, false start, holding and offside.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is track and field equipment. The four answers are baton, discus, hurdle and starting block.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is freestyle skiing forms. The four answers are aerials, cross, half-pipe and moguls.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is scores worth one point. The four answers are extra point, free throw, rouge and solo home run.
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