Introduction
Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle is kind of tough. I spotted words like “doink” and “clank” and was thinking there might be a category for “things you don’t want to happen to your team,” but it was actually a simpler category title than that. Read on for hints and the answers.
Hints for Each Category
Yellow group hint: Listen to the ref.
Green group hint: Words that suggest their sounds.
Blue group hint: Where football teams play.
Purple group hint: ____ your heart.
Revealed Category Themes
Yellow group: Soccer referee decisions after a foul.
Green group: Onomatopoeias.
Blue group: First words in NFL stadium names.
Purple group: Can be preceded by “cross.”
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is soccer referee decisions after a foul.
The four answers are advantage, card, free kick and penalty.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is onomatopoeias.
The four answers are bloop, clank, doink and swish.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is first words in NFL stadium names.
The four answers are bank, Lincoln, Lucas and Raymond.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is can be preceded by “cross.”
The four answers are bar, checking, country and over.
