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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, Sept. 29

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Sept. 29.

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Well, 4-Across threw me off right away today. I figured that sprinklers sprinkle «water,» but that word didn’t fit. Turns out I needed to think about what was actually receiving the water. 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.

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

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Walgreens competitor
Answer: CVS

4A clue: What sprinklers might sprinkle
Answer: LAWN

6A clue: Assumed name
Answer: ALIAS

8A clue: Company whose round, red-white-and-blue logo is known as the «globe»
Answer: PEPSI

9A clue: Emanation from a hot shower
Answer: STEAM

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Expresses appreciation for a performance, say
Answer: CLAPS

2D clue: Kind of parking
Answer: VALET

3D clue: Express appreciation for a dating profile, say
Answer: SWIPE

5D clue: Org. whose round, red-white-and-blue logo is known as the «meatball»
Answer: NASA

7D clue: Virtual thing to «run,» for short
Answer: SIM

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Nov. 30, #433

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Nov. 30, No. 433.

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.

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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: Gridiron gains.

Green group hint: Get a kick out of it.

Blue group hint: Baseball legend.

Purple group hint: Rocky Mountain team.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Football scoring plays, abbreviated

Green group: North American soccer leagues.

Blue group: Associated with Ted Williams.

Purple group: Members of the Denver Broncos, familiarly.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is football scoring plays, abbreviated. The four answers are 2-pt, FG, PAT and TD.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is North American soccer leagues. The four answers are LIGA MX, MLS, NWSL and USL.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is associated with Ted Williams. The four answers are .406, LF, Red Sox and Splendid Splinter.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is members of the Denver Broncos, familiarly. The four answers are Bo, Courtland, RJ and Troy.

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Nov. 30, #903

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Nov. 30, #903.

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has one of those purple categories where you need to look inside of the words for hidden words that relate to each other. If you need help sorting them into groups, you’re in the right place. 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.

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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: Put up with.

Green group hint: Bad ending.

Blue group hint: Yo-ho-ho!

Purple group hint: Think rainbow.