NYT Connections Sports Edition: March 18, Puzzle #541 Hints and Answers
Here is a concise guide to NYT Connections Sports Edition March 18 Puzzle #541 hints and answers. Filmogaz.com compiled the hints and solutions below.
The Sports Edition is produced by The Athletic, which is owned by The New York Times. It does not appear in the NYT Games app.
You can play the Sports Edition in The Athletic’s app or free online. The puzzle mixes general sports knowledge and some pop culture.
Hints and theme overview
The puzzle divides words into four themed groups. Hints ranged from obvious to oddly specific.
Yellow group — winter sports
Hint: Snowy season. The category groups sports played on ice or snow.
- curling
- hockey
- luge
- skeleton
Green group — pitching stat
Hint: Fire it in there. The four entries are common pitcher statistics.
- hold
- quality start
- save
- win
Blue group — sports balls
Hint: Sports equipment. The answers refer to various balls and related items.
- cue
- golf
- medicine
- ping pong
Purple group — boxing movie endings
Hint: Cinema titles. The four words are the last words of well-known boxing films.
- Baby (Million Dollar Baby)
- Balboa (Rocky Balboa)
- Bull (Raging Bull)
- Fighter (The Fighter)
Notable tough categories from other puzzles
Some Connections categories can be especially tricky. Here are four examples that have stumped solvers.
- Serie A clubs: Atalanta, Juventus, Lazio, Roma.
- WNBA MVPs: Catchings, Delle Donne, Fowles, Stewart.
- Premier League nicknames: Bees, Cherries, Foxes, Hammers.
- Homophones of NBA player names: Barns, Connect, Heart, Hero.
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