The December 5 date and puzzle number in this headline do not identify a confirmed NYT Connections Sports Edition board. The available archive search result associates December 5, 2024 with puzzle #79, not #73, and the exact year intended by the title is unknown. Without the correct board, publishing hints or answers for #73 would risk giving you the wrong puzzle.
Why the date and number do not match
The title omits a year, so “December 5” could refer to more than one puzzle. The available Sports Edition archive search result lists Thursday, December 5, 2024 as #79, rather than #73. The archive page itself could not be independently checked, so that listing is a lead, not a verified answer key. Sports Edition archive search result
Regular NYT Connections numbering does not resolve the mismatch: search results label December 5, 2024 as regular-game puzzle #543. Sports Edition has its own puzzle numbering, so the regular game’s number cannot be used to infer the Sports Edition board. Regular Connections search result
Can the hints and answers for #73 be confirmed?
No. The available information does not establish which year’s December 5 puzzle the title means, nor does it provide the Sports Edition #73 board or its four groups and sixteen words. Giving category hints or an answer key would therefore be unsupported.
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What would identify the right puzzle?
- Confirm the intended year for December 5.
- Check whether the requested puzzle is #73 or whether the date and number were transposed; the archive search result points to #79 for December 5, 2024, but is not independently verified.
- Use the exact Sports Edition board from a reliable puzzle record before supplying clues or answers.
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