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Hints for Connections: Sports Edition #104
The puzzle asks players to sort 16 sports-related words into four groups of four. The New York Times’ instruction, as quoted by Parade, is to “group sports terms that share a common thread.”
- Yellow: Numerical record of a game
- Green: Action on the basepaths
- Blue: Australian Open women’s singles winners
- Purple: First _____
Spoilers: January 5 answers
The following categories and word groups are reported by GameAnswer, a secondary puzzle-answer guide. An accessible primary NYT archive record for puzzle #104 was not located.
Yellow: Numerical record of a game
OUTCOME, RESULT, SCORE, TALLY
Green: Action on the basepaths
LEAD, SLIDE, STEAL, TAG
Blue: Australian Open women’s singles winners
BARTY, COURT, GRAF, OSAKA
Purple: First _____
BASE, DOWN, QUARTER, TAKE
Which January 5 puzzle is this?
The date can be confusing because this guide is for January 5, 2025, puzzle #104. January 5, 2026 was a different game: Parade identifies that date as puzzle #469. The year matters when looking up a daily answer.
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