Struggling with today’s grid.
It is a hard one.
If you need help, stop reading. Seriously. Just play the puzzle. If you must cheat, though. Read on.
The New York Times Connections Sports Edition does not live in the main Games app.
That is The Athletic’s domain. Owned by The Times. You can find it in their app. Or just play online for free. It works.
The Hints
We start with the yellow group. The easiest.
Hint: Part of team attire.
Green group. Step up a bit.
Hint: Hockey playoff contenders.
Blue. Now it gets weird.
Hint: Lights out. And we are going.
Purple. The boss level.
Hint: A word for fishing.
The Answers
Here is what goes where.
Yellow group : Found on a uniform.
The words are number. Sponsor patch. Surname. Team name. You wear these things.
Green group : NHL conference finals teams.
Carolina. Colorado. Montreal. Vegas.
The green group is basically the last four teams standing.
Blue group : 2026 Formula 1 Grand Prix locations.
Austin. Madrid. Mexico City. Monza.
You will race here next year.
Purple group : Words before “cast.”
Broad cast. Pod cast. Sports cast. Stat cast.
Why does it feel impossible sometimes?
Depends on your brain.
My husband loves Formula 1. He never misses.
My friend knows everything about hockey. She is a beast at the green squares.
I just know about Minnesota. That is it.
But some past puzzles were truly mind-breaking.
- Serie A Clubs. Atalanta, Juventus, Lazio. Roma.
- WNBA MVPs. Catchings. Delle Donne. Fowles. Stewart.
- Premier League nicknames. Bees. Cherries. Foxes. Hammers.
Hard to guess? Yes.
Did you get the purple ones right today. Probably not.
Next time I will know about Atalanta. Or not. We shall see. 🎣
