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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition made me hungry with a food-themed category. The blue category might be tricky for some folks, but you should be able to sort out the rest without too much trouble. Keep reading for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.
Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta
Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Chow down.
Green group hint: Opening ceremony participants.
Blue group hint: Blue Devils.
Purple group hint: There’s also one for extraordinary gentlemen.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Concession items.
Green group: An athlete in the Summer Olympics.
Blue group: Duke men’s basketball alumni.
Purple group: _____ league.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for July 23, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is concession items. The four answers are beer, hamburgers, tenders and water.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is an athlete in the Summer Olympics. The four answers are archer, boxer, fencer and swimmer.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Duke men’s basketball alumni. The four answers are Battier, Boozer, Laettner and Scheyer.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is _____ league. The four answers are major, minor, premier and summer.
