Today’s New York Times Wired: Sports Edition Tips and Answers for January 2, #101
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Connections: Sports Edition yesterday released a full graphics game grid in anticipation of 2025. If you know who they are, you’re one step ahead, but if their smiling faces don’t catch your attention, today’s puzzle may be difficult. Get rid of it (this is a hint for one of the photos) and read on for today’s link: hints and answers to the Sports Edition puzzle.
Currently, the game is in beta, which means The New York Times is testing it to see if it’s popular before adding it to the site’s gaming app. Now you can play it for free every day – and then we’ll see if it sticks.
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Today’s Link Tip: Sports Edition Set
Here are four tips grouped in today’s Nexus: Sports Edition puzzle, from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow group tip: fast.
Green Group Tip: Single Football Team.
Blue Team Tip: Winning TE.
Purple Group Tip: Big Apple Athletes.
Answer to Today’s Link: Sports Edition Group
Yellow group: fast.
Green group: MLS teams, odd numbers.
Blue Group: NFL career tight ends’ yardage leader.
Purple Group: New York athletes.
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What’s the answer on today’s WIRED: Sports Edition?
The New York Times, Wired: Two photos of athletes appeared in a puzzle in the January 2, 2025, sports section.
Completed NYT Connections: January 2, 2025 Sports Edition Puzzle.
Yellow words in today’s connection
The theme is quick. The four answers are light, fast, fast and agile.
Green words in today’s link
The subject is the MLS team in the singular. The four answers are “earthquake,” “soundmaker,” “timber,” and “whitecaps.”
Blue words in today’s connection
The subject is the NFL’s career yardage leader among tight ends. The four answers are Gaetz, Gonzalez, Kelce (photo) and Witten.
Purple words in today’s connection
The theme is New York athletes. The four answers are Ionescu, Judge (pictured), Rogers and Shesterkin.
