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Puzzle #996
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Connections: Sports Edition
Time: 00:33
My stats are in! I solved puzzle #526 ranked fairly easy. Average solve rate: 71%
:yellow_circle::yellow_circle::yellow_circle::yellow_circle:
:green_circle::green_circle::green_circle::green_circle:
:purple_circle::purple_circle::purple_circle::purple_circle:
:blue_circle::blue_circle::blue_circle::blue_circle:

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Puzzle #997
:yellow_square::blue_square::green_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

Connections: Sports Edition
This puzzle was a tough one! Can you solve it?
:yellow_circle::yellow_circle::yellow_circle::yellow_circle:
:green_circle::green_circle::blue_circle::green_circle:
:green_circle::green_circle::green_circle::purple_circle:
:green_circle::green_circle::green_circle::blue_circle:
:green_circle::green_circle::blue_circle::green_circle:
Play the puzzle: Connections: Sports Edition - Group sports terms that share a common thread - The Athletic

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Connections
Puzzle #997
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:

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Connections
Puzzle #997
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:

would have been right on my own, but consulted wife after first 2 because didn’t see purple rationale and wasn’t convinced of blue

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Connections
Puzzle #997
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:

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Double reverse

Connections
Puzzle #997
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:

A sportsman is sporting :rofl:

Connections: Sports Edition
My stats are in! I solved puzzle #527 and found the same first category as 12% of players.
:purple_circle::purple_circle::purple_circle::purple_circle:
:blue_circle::blue_circle::blue_circle::blue_circle:
:green_circle::green_circle::green_circle::green_circle:
:yellow_circle::yellow_circle::yellow_circle::yellow_circle:
Play the puzzle:

Never heard of anything in the B category but the others were easy enough to get on their own

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Connections
Puzzle #997
:yellow_square::blue_square::green_square::purple_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:

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Connections
Puzzle #998
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::purple_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

Connections: Sports Edition
Puzzle #528
:green_circle::green_circle::green_circle::green_circle:
:yellow_circle::yellow_circle::yellow_circle::yellow_circle:
:blue_circle::blue_circle::blue_circle::blue_circle:
:purple_circle::purple_circle::purple_circle::purple_circle:
Play the puzzle: Connections: Sports Edition - Group sports terms that share a common thread - The Athletic

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Connections
Puzzle #998
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:

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Connections
Puzzle #998
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::purple_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::purple_square::blue_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

With wife coming up with SANDBOX as fourth green (I at least hadn’t had the “ideas” part of the rationale) and neither of us seeing purple rationale before reveal

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Puzzle #998
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:

Had trouble with purple rationale, came back to puzzle later and saw it

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Connections
Puzzle #998
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:

Didn’t get P, don’t agree with colour order

Connections: Sports Edition
My stats are in! I had 0 mistakes on puzzle #528. Average mistakes: 0.4
:purple_circle::purple_circle::purple_circle::purple_circle:
:blue_circle::blue_circle::blue_circle::blue_circle:
:green_circle::green_circle::green_circle::green_circle:
:yellow_circle::yellow_circle::yellow_circle::yellow_circle:
Play the puzzle: Connections: Sports Edition - Group sports terms that share a common thread - The Athletic

Took a few minutes to get P, then remembered Chris Berman’s Chris “My Favourite” Martin and it all fell into place. Wasn’t sure about B aside from the fact that they were all colleges.

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the game is much easier when you see the trap, and don’t fall in

Connections
Puzzle #999
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:

Connections: Sports Edition
Puzzle #529
:purple_circle::purple_circle::purple_circle::purple_circle:
:yellow_circle::yellow_circle::yellow_circle::yellow_circle:
:green_circle::green_circle::green_circle::green_circle:
:blue_circle::blue_circle::blue_circle::blue_circle:
Play the puzzle: Connections: Sports Edition - Group sports terms that share a common thread - The Athletic

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Connections
Puzzle #999
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

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Puzzle #999
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:

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Connections
Puzzle #999
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

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Also got the same colour order as S and NS, otherwise a double reverse

Connections: Sports Edition
My stats are in! I had 0 mistakes on puzzle #529. Average mistakes: 0.8
:purple_circle::purple_circle::purple_circle::purple_circle:
:blue_circle::blue_circle::blue_circle::blue_circle:
:green_circle::green_circle::green_circle::green_circle:
:yellow_circle::yellow_circle::yellow_circle::yellow_circle:
Play the puzzle: Connections: Sports Edition - Group sports terms that share a common thread - The Athletic

I knew that B was a soccer thing. Never heard of the term “minnow” in that sense. Cinderella would have been less obscure.

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Puzzle #999
:yellow_square::purple_square::blue_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

Connections: Sports Edition
Time: 00:32
My stats are in! I had 0 mistakes on puzzle #529. Average mistakes: 0.9
:blue_circle::blue_circle::blue_circle::blue_circle:
:yellow_circle::yellow_circle::yellow_circle::yellow_circle:
:purple_circle::purple_circle::purple_circle::purple_circle:
:green_circle::green_circle::green_circle::green_circle:

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Puzzle #1000🎉
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

Connections: Sports Edition
My stats are in! I had 0 mistakes on puzzle #530. Average mistakes: 2
:green_circle::green_circle::green_circle::green_circle:
:yellow_circle::yellow_circle::yellow_circle::yellow_circle:
:blue_circle::blue_circle::blue_circle::blue_circle:
:purple_circle::purple_circle::purple_circle::purple_circle:
Play the puzzle: Connections: Sports Edition - Group sports terms that share a common thread - The Athletic

another match

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Connections
Puzzle #1000🎉
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square: