Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Tips, Answers for October 17 #389

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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is fun. Is it just me or was this easier than normal? If you’re struggling but still want to solve it, read on for tips and answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times. It does not appear in the NYT Games app, but does appear in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it online for free.

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Tips for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four tips for grouping in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.

Yellow Group Tip: Say uncle!

Green Group Advice: Layup is another.

Blue Group Tip: You wear it on your head.

A hint of a purple band: Jack and Jill got on it.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Give up.

Green group: Basketball shots.

Blue group: Parts of a hat.

Purple group: ____ hill.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s links

The theme is give up. The four responses are allow, allow, surrender, and yield.

The green words in today’s relationships

The topic is shots in basketball. The four answers are a dunk, a toe throw, a hook, and a jump.

The blue words in today’s relationships

The theme is parts of a hat. The four answers are bill, button, close and hole.

Purple words in today’s relationships

The subject is ____ hill. The four answers are Chapel, Chestnut, Grant and Rich.