Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for March 10 #168

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One of our editors, Katie Collins, has commented about how much tougher the NYT puzzles are for Brits and Aussies, since the puzzles are written by Americans. Well, Connections: Sports Edition has a clue in it today that I have heard of, but not in the meaning it gets grouped with in the green group. I looked it up, and apparently it’s British, so there you go, Katie. 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 show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own 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:  Keep trying.

Green group hint: Runs the group.

Blue group hint: Keystone State institutions

Purple group hint: Stop the game!

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Work at one’s skills.

Green group: Leader of a team.

Blue group: Pennsylvania colleges.

Purple group: Used during a timeout.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is work at one’s skills. The four answers are drill, exercise, practice and train.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is leader of a team. The four answers are coach, gaffer, manager and skipper. (Gaffer?)

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is Pennsylvania colleges. The four answers are Drexel, Penn, Pitt and Temple.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is used during a timeout. The four answers are chair, towel, water bottle and whiteboard.

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