Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Dec. 28, #96

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Connections: Sports Edition wasn’t terribly tough today. If you’re used to reading team abbreviations on scorecards or standings, you probably aced the blue category. Read on for hints and answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.

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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: Pull it in

Green group hint: Grappler vocabulary

Blue group hint: Like MIN or SEA

Purple group hint: Not small.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Catch

Green group: Wrestling terms

Blue group: NFL teams, on scoreboards.

Purple group: Big ____

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Dec. 28, 2024.

NYT/Screenshot by CNET

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is catch. The four answers are grab, nab, snag and snatch.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is wrestling terms. The four answers are fall, pin, reversal and takedown.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is NFL teams, on scoreboards. The four answers are CAR, DEN, JAX and WAS.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is Big ____. The four answers are 12, Dance, Fly and league.

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