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For the October 22 installment of NYT Connections: Sports Edition, three of the four categories proved relatively straightforward. However, the purple group required a keen eye for hidden athlete names, leaving some solvers scratching their heads.
Below are the hints and final answers for each group.
Hints for Today's Groups
- Yellow group hint: Your entertainment venue is their office.
- Green group hint: Signal callers for Big Blue.
- Blue group hint: Not a handoff.
- Purple group hint: Hoops stars.
Answers for Today's Groups
- Yellow group: Workers at a stadium.
- Green group: Giants QBs, past and present.
- Blue group: Pass .
- Purple group: Ends in an NBA MVP.
The yellow words fall under the theme of workers at a stadium. The four answers are groundskeeper, mascot, security guard, and usher.
The green words are grouped as Giants QBs, past and present. The four answers are (Jaxson) Dart, (Eli) Manning, (Phil) Simms, and (Y.A.) Tittle.
The blue words share the theme of pass . The four answers are breakup, interference, protection, and rush.
The purple words are united by ending in an NBA MVP. The four answers are boobird (Larry Bird), deserving (Julius Erving), gnash (Steve Nash), and scurry (Steph Curry).
Originally reported by cnet.