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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition might be tough. I always struggle with the puzzles that focus on one single player’s team history, unless they’re an athlete I really follow closely. Guess what? The blue group today is like that. 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: Do your job.

Green group hint: Set your lineup.

Blue group hint: Stewie.

Purple group hint: Not blue or green.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Function.

Green group: Fantasy football moves.

Blue group: Teams Breanna Stewart has played for.

Purple group: Red ____.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is function. The four answers are assignment, duty, position and role.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is fantasy football moves. The four answers are add, drop, sit and start.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is teams Breanna Stewart has played for. The four answers are Liberty, Storm, UConn and USA.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is red ____.  The four answers are Bulls, card, Grange and Raiders.

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There are a few stumpers in today’s NYT Mini Crossword. If you know palindromes, you’ll score at least one correct answer in today’s puzzle. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Fast-food chain that sells 50-piece nuggets
Answer: KFC

4A clue: Circle above an angel’s head
Answer: HALO

5A clue: Queen or king
Answer: ROYAL

6A clue: Separately
Answer: APART

7A clue: Karaoke bar accessories
Answer: MIKES

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Lake craft with a palindromic name
Answer: KAYAK

2D clue: Distress signal for a broken-down car
Answer: FLARE

3D clue: Indianapolis N.F.L. team
Answer: COLTS

4D clue: Indigenous people of Arizona
Answer: HOPI

5D clue: Hard-headed animal
Answer: RAM

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Today’s Wordle puzzle sure has plenty of vowels. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.

Today’s Wordle hints

Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats

Today’s Wordle answer has one repeated letter.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

Today’s Wordle answer has three vowels..

Wordle hint No. 3: Start letter.

Today’s Wordle answer begins with I.

Wordle hint No. 4: First meaning

Today’s Wordle answer can refer to individual magazines.

Wordle hint No. 5: Second meaning

Today’s Wordle answer can also refer to an important topic or problem for debate or discussion

TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER

Today’s Wordle answer is ISSUE.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle answer, Aug. 15, No. 1520 was LOUSY.

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