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I love the New York Times Connections puzzle, but now the paper has the Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, too. It's… a little bit tougher. And today, the two Connections siblings collide, with the regular Connections puzzle challenging players with a sports-focused category. It's the purple category, typically the most difficult, but if you don't know sports, you might be able to still score a perfect game simply by filling in the others. And it's not too hard today, so go for it. Here are some hints and tips.

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How to play Connections

Playing is easy. Winning is hard. Look at the 16 words and mentally assign them to related groups of four. Click on the four words you think go together. The groups are coded by color, though you don't know what goes where until you see the answers. The yellow group is the easiest, then green, then blue, and purple is the toughest. Look at the words carefully and think about related terms. Sometimes the connection has to do with just a part of the word. Once, four words were grouped because each started with the name of a rock band, including "Rushmore" and "Journeyman."

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Hints for today's Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest, yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: You've got guts.

Green group hint: Street.

Blue group hint: Wrapping is one kind.

Purple group hint: Venus and Serena play here.

Answers for today's Connections groups

Yellow group: Intrepidity.

Green group: Road.

Blue group: Kinds of paper.

Purple group: Kinds of tennis courts.

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What are today's Connections answers?

The yellow words in today's Connections

The theme is intrepidity. The four answers are grit, heart, nerve and pluck.

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is road. The four answers are artery, avenue, drag and drive.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is kinds of paper. The four answers are construction, graph, tissue and wax.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is kinds of tennis courts. The four answers are carpet, clay, grass and hard.