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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Feb. 22 #721

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for Feb. 22, No. 721.

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Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is a pretty easy one, if you’re a fan of a certain major sporting event that’s been going on this month. Some of the answers are difficult 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.

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: Olympics wrap-up.

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Arrivederci, Milano Cortina!

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:

DEAL, FLAP, HALT, THEM, GLAM, FADE, FLAM, THEN, THAT, CLAP, DEAR, CLOSE, CLOSED

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:

FLAG, FLAME, MEDAL, ANTHEM, PARADE, ATHLETE

Today’s Strands spangram

Today’s Strands spangram is CLOSINGCEREMONY. To find it, start with the C that’s two letters to the right on the top row, and wind around in the shape of a torch.

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Feb. 23, #518

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Feb. 23, No. 518.

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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. The purple category requires you to twist the spelling of certain team names. 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.

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: «You stink!»

Green group hint: 1996 movie.

Blue group hint: Sunshine state.

Purple group hint: Football teams, with a twist.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Heckle.

Green group: Characters in «Space Jam.»

Blue group: Florida college teams.

Purple group: NFL teams, with the first letter changed.

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 heckle. The four answers are boo, hiss, hoot and jeer.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is characters in «Space Jam.» The four answers are Bugs, Jordan, Lola and Tweety.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is Florida college teams. The four answers are Bulls, Gators, Owls and Seminoles.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is NFL teams, with the first letter changed. The four answers are bolts (Colts), crowns (Browns), hackers (Packers) and paints (Saints).

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, Feb. 23

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Feb. 23.

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Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? I had to read through some of the clues several times to figure some of them out. Read on for all 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: Amorphous shape in a lava lamp
Answer: BLOB

5A clue: «Wonderful performance!»
Answer: BRAVO

6A clue: Social media currency
Answer: LIKES

7A clue: Cars that move around a miniature map
Answer: UBERS

8A clue: Partner of relaxation
Answer: REST

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Offer money corruptly
Answer: BRIBE

2D clue: Canada has an estimated 2 million of them, the most of any country in the world
Answer: LAKES

3D clue: In-your-face
Answer: OVERT

4D clue: Work overseer
Answer: BOSS

5D clue: Memory of a hectic day, perhaps
Answer: BLUR

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Feb. 23, #988

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Feb. 23 #988.

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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is full of fun clues, but they aren’t that easy to sort into groups. 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.

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: Chow down.

Green group hint: Dunce cap-shaped.

Blue group hint: Fake it, maybe.

Purple group hint: Smooch site.