Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Oct. 16 #388

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looking for very recent Regular connection answers? Click here for today’s connection hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for “Sports Edition Hints” the New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.

Sports Edition Hints

Today’s Connection: Sports Edition A mix of hard and easy sections. Or maybe I just don’t know my tennis. If you’re struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and answers.

Connection: The sports edition is published by The Athletic, a subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It does not appear in the NYT “Sports Edition Hints” Games app but does appear in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it online for free.

Read more: NYT Connection: Sports edition puzzle exits beta

Hint for today’s connection: Sports edition group

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

Yellow indicates group: put your hands together for …

Green group indicates: Throw the puck!

Blue indicates team: down down.

Purple group indicates: No front.

Answer for Today’s Connection: Sports Edition Group

yellow team: expression of approval.

green team: Hockey equipment.

blue team: Australian Open Women’s Singles Winner

purple team: ____ back.

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What are today’s connections: sports version answers?

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Complete NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for October 16, 2025.

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Yellow word in today’s connection

Expression of theme approval. The four responses are applause, clapping, hands and congratulations.

Green is the word in today’s connection

Theme Hockey Equipment. The four answers are gloves, helmets, skates and sticks.

Blue word in today’s connection

Thiem is the Australian Open women’s singles winner. The four answers are Graf, Key, Osaka, and Peirce.

Purple word in today’s connection

The theme returns to ____. The four answers are brush, step, tail and touch.

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