Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Dec. 22 #455
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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is tough. Think about NFL starting quarterbacks and look for a variation of some of their names. 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: Part of a sporting event.
Green group index: Kick me!
Blue group index: The Baltimore Stars.
Purple group index: Signalers, with a touch of originality.
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: Section of a game.
Green group: Football is happening.
Blue group: Hall of Fame Orioles.
Purple group: NFL starting QB, minus their first letter.
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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle completed by December 22, 2025.
Yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is a section of a game. The four answers are half, round, period and quarter.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is football passes. The four responses are heel, chip, cross and back and forth.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is the Hall of Fame Orioles. The four answers are Murray, Palmer, Ripken and Weaver.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is NFL starting QBs, minus their first letter. The four answers are Arnold (Sam Darnold), art (Jaxson Dart), yes (Drake Maye), and off (Jared Goff).
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