New York Times Communications Today: Sports Edition Tips, Answers for December 19, Issue 87

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Communications: Mathematical Edition It is largely based on categories that use general words, but when it comes to personal nouns, the difficulty increases. If you are I don’t know the top performers in American football, for exampleOr Olympic swimming, you might end up guessing. I did some of that today. Read on for hints and answers to today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

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Tips for today’s connections: Sports Edition kits

Here are four pool hints in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzles, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.

Yellow group tip: Throw it.

Green group tip: Gridiron plans.

Blue group tip: Swimmers winners.

Purple group tip: Who made your racket?

Answers to Today’s Communications: Collections Mathematical Edition

Yellow group: Shoot.

Green group: Attack strategies in football.

Blue group: Gold medal-winning swimmers.

Purple group: Baseball equipment makers.

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What is Today’s Communications: Sports Edition Answers?

Yellow words in today’s communications

The topic is shootout. The four answers are fire, toss, lift, and release.

Green words in today’s communications

The topic is offensive football strategies. The four answers are Option, Pistol, Spread, and West Coast.

Blue words in today’s communications

The topic is gold medal-winning female swimmers. The four answers are Franklin, King, Ledecky, and Manuel.

Purple words in today’s communications

The topic is baseball equipment makers. The four answers are DeMarini, Easton, Louisville Slugger, and Rawlings.