Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Nov. 19 #422

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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition features a blue category that I think is really perplexing, unless you know a certain phrase. If you’re having trouble but still want to resolve it, read on for tips and answers.

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Tips for Connections Groups: Sports Today’s Edition

Here are four clues for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.

Yellow group index: Splash-splash.

Green group index: Hoopsters.

Blue group index: Get in shape.

Purple group index: Vroom-vroom.

Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition

Yellow group: Swimming equipment.

Green Group: nicknames of NBA players.

Blue group: HIIT.

Purple group: ____ car.

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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?

Yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is swimming clothes. The four answers are a cap, glasses, pince-nez and overalls.

Green words in today’s Connections

The theme is NBA player nicknames. The four answers are Book, Joker, Kat and Wemby.

Blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is HIIT. The four answers are high, intensity, interval and training.

Purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ car. The four answers are funny, Indy, rally and stock.