Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Notes and Answers for October 24, #31

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Did you like the New York Times Connections puzzle? Now there’s a new version of the game that focuses on sports-related words. It’s simply called Connections: Sports Edition and we have clues and answers.

Currently, the game is in beta, meaning the Times is testing it to see if it’s popular before adding it to the site’s gaming app. You’ll be able to play it for free every day for the next few weeks – and then we’ll have to see if it sticks.

Read more: NYT has a connection game for sports fans. I tried

How to play Connections: Sports Edition

The rules are largely the same as the regular game. You are given 16 words and asked to divide them into four groups that are somehow connected. The main difference is that all words and categories are related to sports. Sometimes the categories seem obvious, but the game tries to trick you by using sports-related words that fit into more than one group. And the four word groups have different levels of difficulty. Yellow is the easiest and purple is the hardest, but you won’t know which color group belongs to which color group until you solve the puzzle.

You don’t have to be a sports fan to solve Connections: Sports Edition, but it helps to know a little about a number of different sports and athletes. The words can include player names, team names, or sports-related activities.

Notes for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

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 bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group: Broncos would also qualify.

Note on the green group: Seattle Storm would also qualify.

Note on the blue group: Red Bull would also qualify.

Note on the purple group: US Bank would also qualify.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Denver sports teams.

Green group: Weather teams.

Blue group: F1 teams.

Purple group: NFL stadiums.

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What are today’s answers to Connections: Sports Edition?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The topic is Denver’s sports teams. The four answers are Avalanche, Nuggets, Rapids and Rockies.

The green words in today’s connections

The topic is weather-related teams. The four answers are earthquakes, hurricanes, lightning and thunder.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The topic is F1 teams. The four answers are Aston Martin, Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The topic is NFL stadiums. The four answers are Ford, Lambeau, Lumen and Soldier.