Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for March 21, #1014

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for March 20, #543

Looking for NYT Connections June 21, 2025? End your search now, here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for March 21, No. 1014.

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition 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: Right to the point.
  • Green group hint: What you aim for.
  • Blue group hint: Not chess.
  • Purple group hint: Carl Sandburg is one.

Answers for today’s Connections groups:

  • Yellow group: Direct.
  • Green group: Target.
  • Blue group: Checkers terms.
  • Purple group: 20th century American poets.

What are today’s Connections answers?

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for March 21, #543
  • Yellow Group (Today’s Connections)
    This category centers on the idea of being straightforward or direct. The answers are blunt, frank, plain, and straight.
  • Green Group (Today’s Connections)
    This set relates to the concept of a target or objective. The correct words are goal, mark, object, and point.
  • Blue Group (Today’s Connections)
    This category features terminology used in checkers. The answers include capture, crown, jump, and king.
  • Purple Group (Today’s Connections)
    This theme highlights notable 20th-century American poets. The correct names are (Elizabeth) Bishop, (Robert) Frost, (Ezra) Pound, and (Adrienne) Rich.

Toughest Connections puzzles

We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.

#5: Included “things you can set,” such as mood, record, table and volleyball.

#4: Included “one in a dozen,” such as egg, juror, month and rose.

#3: Included “streets on screen,” such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.

#2: Included “power ___” such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.

#1: Included “things that can run,” such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.

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