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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Oct. 5, #377

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Oct. 5, No. 377.

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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition has some logos mixed into the grid. I spotted my local college, the University of Washington, but that doesn’t mean I was able to immediately make all the connections. If you’re struggling 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 show up in the NYT Games app but appears 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: Are we in first?

Green group hint: Woof!

Blue group hint: Color my world.

Purple group hint: Vital element in many sports.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Ways to show standings in different sports.

Green group: Teams named after dog breeds.

Blue group: Teams whose nicknames are colors.

Purple group: ____ ball.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is ways to show standings in different sports. The four answers are leaderboard, rankings, standings and table.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is teams named after dog breeds. The four answers are Connecticut, Georgia, Gonzaga and Washington.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is teams whose nicknames are colors. The four answers are Cincinnati, St. Louis, Stanford and Syracuse.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ ball. The four answers are banana, breaking, medicine and ping-pong.

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Oct. 5 #581

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for Oct. 5, No. 581.

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Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is a tough one. One of the answers — it starts with S — is especially tough, both to find and then to unscramble. So 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.

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Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: Don’t take the bait.

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Look out!

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:

PARK, CRIT, GEAR, MAST, MATS, SAME, PEEL, SLEEP, TINT, GATS, TRAP, TAMS

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:

LURE, PLOY, RUSE, TRICK, DECEPTION, DECOY, STRATEGEM

Today’s Strands spangram

Today’s Strands spangram is ITSATRAP. To find it, look for the I that is four letters down on the far-left row, and wind across.

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Oct. 5, #847

Here are some hints — and the answers — for the NYT Connections puzzle for Oct. 5, #847.

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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has a great blue category for music fans, especially those, like me, who never outgrew 1980s music. The clues aren’t too tough, but if you need help, 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: Green thumb.

Green group hint: What in the world?

Blue group hint: The Material Girl.

Purple group hint: Vroom-vroom.