It’s all symbols today.
Again.
If that makes your soul itch, good company. You either embrace the abstraction or you despise it. This particular puzzle marks issue #600 of Connections: Sports Edition. Six hundred. A nice, round, even number to celebrate the milestone.
Need the hints? Keep reading. We won’t tell on you.
- Connections: Sports Edition comes from The Athletic. Owned by The New York Times. You won’t find it in the main NYT Games app though. Check the Athletic app instead, or play the free browser version online.
Hints
Ranked by difficulty, naturally. Yellow being easy. Purple being a headache.
Beantown. (Yellow)
Hoops champs. (Green)
The color of this category itself. (Blue)
It is not easy being this specific hue. (Purple)
The Answers
Yellow
Theme: Boston teams.
- Bruins
- Patriots
- Red Sox
- Revolution
Green
Theme: Last four NBA champions.
- Celtics
- Nuggets
- Thunder
- Warriors
Blue
Theme: Teams with “Blue” in their name.
- Blue Devils
- Blue Jackets
- Blue Jays
- Blues
Purple
Theme: Things that are Green (or named after it).
- Draymond Green
- Green Bay
- Green Wave
- Mean Green
Was it confusing?
Maybe a little. Especially distinguishing the blue teams from the green ones when some sports teams wear both colors. The purple category was a mix of names and colors. It’s tricky.
You got it?
