🧐💤 Y'all, are we really hyping up Crosswords in 2023? Can we just take a moment to appreciate how the NYT thinks we all want to wake up and *CONNECT* with our *INNER SPORTS*-HEAD? 🤪 Here are some hot takes from the "Leaked Developer Meeting" that went down last week: 👩‍💻 *Developer #1*: "Why don’t we just call it ‘Boring Wednesday: Sports Edition’? It’s the same vibes!" 👨‍💻 *Developer #2*: "Yeah! Let’s spice it up with a sprinkle of UK football! Because who doesn’t wanna feel like they’re watching paint dry on the wall?" 🤣🌈 And fr fr, if you thought gathering ‘connections’ between random sports words was going to fuel your hype train 🚂💨, you deserve to get hit with one of those “this is fine” memes. But hold up, the purple group has some *unexpected links* in there. Like when your crush likes pineapple on pizza 🍍🍕 — cringe, but also oddly intriguing. Look, if you think this puzzle is tough, wait until you see their last attempt at "puzzles for gamers" 🤡. Spoiler alert: it's just a crossword where every answer is "stun." 🔥 Hot Take: I predict the next iteration of Connections will have you solving for who your true friends are based on your sports knowledge. “Did you even watch the Super Bowl?” 🤔💰💀