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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Sept. 1, #343

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Sept. 1, No. 343.

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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is kind of fun, especially if you’re a fan of guys with the same first name, or are especially aware of all the sports teams that don’t play in the city that is named on their jerseys. If you’re struggling but still want to solve it, 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: Get on the diamond.

Green group hint: Often played on the beach.

Blue group hint: Think William.

Purple group hint: Some teams play in suburbs.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Baseball positions.

Green group: Volleyball positions.

Blue group: Football-coaching Bills.

Purple group: Actual MLS home cities/towns.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is baseball positions. The four answers are center fielder, first baseman, pitcher and shortstop.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is volleyball positions. The four answers are libero, middle blocker, outside hitter and setter.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is football-coaching Bills. The four answers are Belichick, Cowher, Parcells and Walsh.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is actual MLS home cities/towns. The four answers are Chester, Foxboro, Frisco and Sandy.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, Sept. 1

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Sept. 1.

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Sadly, the NYT Mini Crossword is now behind a paywall. You can subscribe to the Times’ Games package to receive full access. If you just can’t, there’s at least one way you can still access it.

Today’s Mini Crossword includes some clues that involve the seasons of the year. Or do they? They’re just a bit tricky. Read on for help and the answers. 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: Icon of the Cuban Revolution
Answer: CHE

4A clue: Sound of a fall
Answer: THUD

5A clue: Sound of a spring
Answer: BOING

6A clue: How far an electric vehicle can go before recharging
Answer: RANGE

7A clue: GPS lines: Abbr.
Answer: RDS

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Goatees grow on them
Answer: CHINS

2D clue: Like a deadlocked jury
Answer: HUNG

3D clue: Slight advantage
Answer: EDGE

4D clue: Mushroom-headed character of the Mario games
Answer: TOAD

5D clue: Sound of winter
Answer: BRR

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 1, #813

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle, No. 813, for Monday, Sept. 1.

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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is a fun one. As an English major, I especially liked the blue group. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Never saw you before!

Green group hint: Sometimes we get a day off.

Blue group hint: Like Robert Frost.

Purple group hint: Not the Pope, but…

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: First appearance.

Green group: Ones celebrated with holidays.

Blue group: Famous poets.

Purple group: What «cardinal» might refer to.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is first appearance. The four answers are debut, introduction, launch and premiere.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is ones celebrated with holidays. The four answers are mother, president, Saint Patrick and Saint Valentine.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is famous poets. The four answers are Bishop, Burns, Lorde and Pope.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is what «cardinal» might refer to. The four answers are bird, clergy member, MLB player and NFL player.

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 1 #547

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle, No. 547, for Monday, Sept. 1.

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Today’s NYT Strands puzzle has a neat theme, though it took me a while to hunt down some of the answers. If you need hints and answers, read on.

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far

Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: Be my guest

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Come on in!

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

PITA, COME, TAIL, BRACE, REEL, CARE, VERSE, BRAT, SLEW, GRIT

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers: