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Overview — June 24 Connections: Sports Edition
Today’s Sports Edition puzzle is a bit tricky. Below you’ll find four hints (from easiest to hardest) followed by the full set of answers and short explanations to help you finish the puzzle.
Hints for today’s groups
- Yellow (easiest): Sports where you hurl things.
- Green: A sudden, energetic happening.
- Blue: Hoops stars.
- Purple (hardest): Think trains, or where high-schoolers run.
Answers — June 24
Below are the four group solutions for today’s Connections: Sports Edition, with brief explanations for each theme.
Yellow group — Throwing events
- discus
- hammer
- javelin
- shot put
All four are track-and-field throwing events commonly contested at athletics meets.
Green group — Quick run of activity
- burst
- flurry
- spurt
- surge
Each word describes a short, intense period of activity — a sudden increase or run of action.
Blue group — NBA draft No. 1 picks
- Brand
- Towns
- Wall
- Worthy
These four are surnames of players who were selected first overall in the NBA draft (e.g., Brand, Karl-Anthony Towns, John Wall, James Worthy).
Purple group — “____ track”
- dirt
- race
- short
- warning
Each word commonly follows or precedes the word “track” (dirt track, race track, short track, warning track).
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Source: CNET — Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition hints and answers for June 24
