Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Nov. 21 #424

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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is fun. If you know anyone from Generation Z, you may be familiar with their favorite nonsense phrase, “6-7.” Puzzle publishers today throw a 6 and a 7 into the puzzle just to see if we pay attention. Do the numbers end up in the same group? I bet you know the answer to this question. 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: Splash-splash.

Green group index: Football score.

Blue group index: Colorado QB.

Purple group index: Not small.

Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition

Yellow group: Four primary swimming strokes.

Green group: Touch.

Blue group: Associated with John Elway.

Purple group: Big ____.

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

Yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is four main swimming strokes. The four responses are back, chest, fly and free.

Green words in today’s Connections

The theme is landing. The four answers are 6, paydirt, TD and tuddy.

Blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is associated with John Elway. The four answers are 7, Broncos, No. 1 pick and Stanford.

Purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is Big ____. The four answers are 12, dance, leagues and ten.

Toughest Connections: Sports Publishing Categories

The Connections: Sports Edition puzzle can be difficult, but it really depends on which sports you know best. My husband is successful at anything Formula 1 related, my best friend is an avid hockey fan, and I can answer any questions you have about Minnesota teams.

That said, it’s hard to pick the hardest hookup categories, but here are a few that I’ve found to be exceptionally mind-blowing recently.

#1: Serie A clubs, January 11. Answers: Atalanta, Juventus, Lazio, Roma.

#2: WNBA MVP, January 21. Answers: Catchings, Delle Donne, Fowles and Stewart.

#3: Premier League team nicknames, January 17. Answers: Bees, Cherries, Foxes and Hammers.

#4: Homophones of NBA player names, January 26. Answers: Barns, Connect, Heart and Hero.