Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for March 23, #181
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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: Hoops jobs.
Green group hint: City by the Bay.
Blue group hint: Southern teams.
Purple group hint: Bowie or Duchovny.
Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: First words in basketball positions.
Green group: Bay Area teams, in singular form.
Blue group: SEC cities.
Purple group: David ____.
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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections Sports Edition puzzle for March 23, 2025 #181.
The yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is first words in basketball positions.. The four answers are point, power, shooting and small.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is Bay Area teams, in singular form. The four answers are Giant, Shark, Valkyrie and Warrior.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is SEC cities. The four answers are Auburn, Austin, Norman and Tuscaloosa.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is David ____. The four answers are Beckham, Montgomery, Ortiz and Robinson.
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