The New York Times has released its latest Connections puzzle, this time focusing on a Sports Edition for Friday, June 26. For players seeking assistance, hints and the full solutions are available.
The puzzle categorizes a set of words into four distinct groups. The categories for this edition are "Indiana Colleges," "Golf Equipment Brands," "First-Year NFL Head Coaches," and "USMNT World Cup Goalkeepers."
Hints are provided to guide players toward the solutions. The yellow category hints at higher education locations, the green category suggests trusted names in golf equipment, the blue category points to new faces on NFL sidelines, and the purple category refers to the last line of defense in soccer.
Additional clues mention that one group is geographical rather than athletic, and that all groups except the purple one contain at least one word with the letter 'N'. Specific words are also revealed as potential spoilers: "Indiana" for the yellow group, "Ping" for the green, "Hafley" for the blue, and "Meola" for the purple.
The complete answers for the June 26th puzzle are:
- Yellow: Indiana Colleges – Butler, Indiana, Notre Dame, Purdue
- Green: Golf Equipment Brands – Callaway, Ping, PXG, Titleist
- Blue: First-Year NFL Head Coaches – Brady, Hafley, Minter, Monken
- Purple: USMNT World Cup Goalkeepers – Freese, Friedel, Howard, Meola
The accompanying analysis notes that the Indiana Colleges group offers a relatively accessible challenge, while the golf equipment brands would be familiar to enthusiasts. The purple group, requiring knowledge of goalkeepers across different eras, is described as more demanding.