Introduction
Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle was a tough one. I’m not up on tennis or soccer players, apparently, and even the college category had a red herring. Read on for hints and the answers.
Puzzle Hints
Yellow group hint: Whoops!
Green group hint: Georgetown and UConn, also.
Blue group hint: Grab your racket.
Purple group hint: Soccer stars.
Group Answers
Yellow group: Mistake.
Green group: Big East schools.
Blue group: Tennis ball brands.
Purple group: NWSL MVPs.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is mistake.
The four answers are blunder, error, flub and howler.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is Big East schools.
The four answers are Creighton, DePaul, Providence and Villanova.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is tennis ball brands.
The four answers are Babolat, Dunlop, Penn and Wilson.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is NWSL MVPs.
The four answers are Chawinga, Fishlock, Holiday and Kerolin
