Today’s NIT Connections: Sports Edition Tips, Answers for December 12, #80

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Attachments: Sports edition is still in beta, which means you can’t play it in the New York Times Games app. The jury is still out on whether it will join the other games in the Times stable. I enjoy it, but I wonder if some players just skip it because they feel their sports knowledge is weak. Surprisingly, you can have a kind of shallow sports knowledge, like me, and still solve the puzzle. Sometimes just knowing the names of NFL teams is enough. And that’s your first clue for today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle. Read on for more tips and answers.

Tips for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

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

Yellow group hint: Viking is another.

Green group advice: Like the Big Ten.

Blue Group Tip: Keeping up with these people.

Purple Group Tip: Similar to a cup.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: NFL teams in the singular.

Green Group: College conferences.

Blue group: Famous Joneses.

Purple group: ____ Cup.

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What are today’s responses to Connections: Sports Edition?

Yellow words in today’s Connections

The subject is NFL teams in the singular. The four answers are Ram, Raven, Saint and Titan.

Green words in today’s Connections

The topic is faculty conferences. The four answers are American, Ivy, Patriot and SEC.

Blue words in today’s Connections

The subject is the famous Jones. The four answers are Chipper, Daniel, Jonquel and Mac.

Purple words in today’s Connections

The topic is ____ Cup. The four answers are Apple, Davis, Stanley and World.