Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Oct. 20 #392

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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: A thick pizza, what do you think?

Green group index: Confront him.

Blue group index: College division.

Purple group index: “Go to your ____!”

Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition

Yellow group: Chicago teams.

Green group: With “weight”, combat sports divisions.

Blue group: American Conference teams.

Purple group: ____ bedroom.

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

Yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is Chicago teams. The four answers are Bears, Bulls, Cubs and Sky.

Green words in today’s Connections

The theme is that of “weight”, divisions of combat sports. The four answers are bantam, feather, fly and heavy.

Blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is Conference USA teams. The four answers are Blazers, Chanticleers, Green Wave and Pirates.

Purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ room. The four answers are dressing room, film, green and locker.