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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is super hard, I thought. I didn’t even know what the blue group theme was, and the green one used an emoji for its title, which is odd. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times 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: Like a rookie.

Green group hint: Big bucks.

Blue group hint: Think about measurement.

Purple group hint: Not slow.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Inexperienced.

Green group: Money-faced emoji.

Blue group: Measured by SI units.

Purple group: Words after «quick.»

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What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is inexperienced. The four answers are budding, fresh, naive and new.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is the money-faced emoji. The four answers are bundle, fortune, mint and wad.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is measured by SI units. The four answers are current, length, mass and time.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is words after «quick.» The four answers are fix, sand, silver and study.

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Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Hope you know your Roald Dahl books! Read on for all the answers. 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: Crab’s grabber
Answer: CLAW

5A clue: «Giant» fruit in a Roald Dahl novel
Answer: PEACH

6A clue: Prefix similar to mega-
Answer: ULTRA

7A clue: Fast and nimble
Answer: FLEET

8A clue: «Fantastic» animal in a Roald Dahl novel
Answer: FOX

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Large stringed instrument
Answer: CELLO

2D clue: Balloon material
Answer: LATEX

3D clue: 1/640th of a square mile
Answer: ACRE

4D clue: Just ___ the doctor ordered
Answer: WHAT

5D clue: Small bit of wind
Answer: PUFF

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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. It helps to be very familiar with a certain football player’s career. 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: Fun for kids.

Green group hint: Sports cinema.

Blue group hint: No. 20.

Purple group hint: Not silver.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Playground games.

Green group: One-word sports movies.

Blue group: Associated with Ed Reed.

Purple group: Golden ____.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is playground games. The four answers are four square, hopscotch, kickball and tag.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is one-word sports movies. The four answers are Hoosiers, Invictus, Rudy and Seabiscuit.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is associated with Ed Reed. The four answers are Hall of Fame, Hurricanes, Ravens and safety.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is golden ____. The four answers are boot, goal, Knights and sombrero.

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