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Hints for July 10, 2025
These clues move from the broad connection toward the more revealing one:
- Yellow: Hockey time.
- Green: They could hit.
- Blue: Strikes and gutterballs.
- Purple: Same last name.
Answers for puzzle #290
Spoilers below: the categories and all 16 answers are revealed.
Yellow — NHL teams, on scoreboards
ANA, OTT, SEA, VAN are abbreviations for NHL teams: Anaheim, Ottawa, Seattle and Vancouver.
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Green — Members of baseball’s 500-HR club
Aaron, Ruth, Sosa, Thome refer to Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Sammy Sosa and Jim Thome, all members of the 500-home-run club.
Blue — Words often preceded by “bowling”
Alley, ball, pin, shoes each completes a familiar bowling-related phrase: bowling alley, bowling ball, bowling pin and bowling shoes.
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Purple — “____ Wagner”
Aly, Billy, Franz, Honus each pairs with Wagner to make a name: Aly Wagner, Billy Wagner, Franz Wagner and Honus Wagner.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.About the Sports Edition puzzle
This is the July 10, 2025 edition, puzzle #290. Parade’s guide describes the game as a daily puzzle with 16 words that resets at midnight EST. A July 10 guide also reported that Sports Edition was available in The Athletic app, not the NYT Games app, and playable online for free. App availability and access arrangements can change, so those details may not reflect the current setup.
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