Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Dec. 17 #450
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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is pretty tough. How well do you know French football? If you’re having trouble solving today’s riddle but still want to solve 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:Put it on your noggin.
Green group index: Goes before a division of the year.
Blue group index: French football.
Purple group index: Think of the Louisville Slugger.
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: Headgear.
Green Group: Prefixes to -season.
Blue group: Ligue 1 teams.
Purple group: Drummer ____.
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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
The Connections: Sports Edition puzzle completed by December 17, 2025.
Yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is headgear. The four answers are cap, hat, mask and visor.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is prefixes to -season. The four responses are mid, off, post and pre.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Ligue 1 teams. The four answers are Lens, Marseille, Nice and PSG.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is batting ____. The four answers are average, gloves, practice and position.
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