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SAVE $100: As of Oct. 7, the Garmin Forerunner 965 is on sale for $499.99 at Amazon. That's a saving of 17% on list price.

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If you're looking for a new smartwatch to level up your runs, you'll soon discover the market is pretty saturated in great options at a range of prices. One of the major players in this category is, of course, Garmin's Forerunner range. Designed with runners and athletes in mind, through the different price points you'll find watches with GPS tracking, heart rate monitoring, and a range of performance metrics.

If you're a serious runner looking for a bargain, you'll be glad to hear one of the Forerunner's newest models, the 795, is reduced at Amazon to its lowest-ever price. As of Oct. 7, the Garmin Forerunner 965 is on sale for $499.99 at Amazon. That's a saving of 17% on list price, or $100 off in total. However, it's worth noting that this deal only applies to the yellow and black model.

SEE ALSO: 8 best noise-cancelling headphones to buy on Prime Day

The Forerunner 965 is full of incredible stats and data tracking for the most serious of runners to newbies. The bright AMOLED display is colorful and attractive, but also makes for a very accessible user interface. Standout features of this fitness tracker include: training status, sleep score, training readiness, and built-in maps.

With a battery life that can last up to 23 days, the Forerunner 965 is an ideal choice for long-distance athletes looking to upgrade. Grab yours before the deal ends.

The Daily Mini Crossword is one of the many popular daily word games available on Mashable. Powered by Arkadium, the mini crossword offers a speed round of puzzle fun with clues that are sure to challenge experienced crossword enthusiasts.

But there's no need to let the challenge get in the way of your enjoyment! If moments are turning to minutes after getting stuck on a clue, find the answers you need to progress right here.

And when you're done, check out the many other word games you can play on Mashable, including a full-size crossword.

Also, if you get stuck on any other daily word games, such as Wordle, Connections, or Strands — we have you covered.

SEE ALSO: Hurdle hints and answers for October 7 SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable

Here are the clues and answers to Daily Mini Crossword for Monday, October 7, 2024:

AcrossVideo game featuring motion controls

• The answer is Wii.

"Greys Anatomy" showrunner Rhimes

• The answer is Shonda.

"Speak up, please!"

• The answer is Louder.

Producing foliage

• The answer is InLeaf.

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show attendees

• The answer is Models.

Totally tubular

• The answer is Rad.

Down______, coulda, shoulda

• The answer is Woulda.

Job seeker's website

• The answer is Indeed.

Perfect example

• The answer is Ideal.

Not thick

• The answer is Slim.

It's not found among thieves

• The answer is Honor.

Canine cries

• The answer is Arfs.

If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

Featured Video For You The Wordle Strategy used by the New York Times' Head of Games

Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to yesterday's Mini Crossword.

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections — we have you covered.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable

Here are the clues and answers to NYT's The Mini for Monday, October 7, 2024:

AcrossSpill the beans

• The answer is Blab.

Bird that has been used by the Dutch police to take down illegal drones

• The answer is Eagle.

Online shopping

• The answer is Etail.

With 3-Down, "Nope, try another guess!"

• The answer is Think.

Schedule ___ (modern email button)

• The answer is Send.

DownRoot veggies in borscht

• The answer is Beets.

Carpenter's shaping tool

• The answer is Lathe.

See 8-Across

• The answer is Again.

Like three mice in a nursery rhyme

• The answer is Blind.

Big beast in Banff National Park

• The answer is Elk.

If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

Featured Video For You The Wordle Strategy used by the New York Times' Head of Games

Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to yesterday's Mini Crossword.

TL;DR: Through 27 October, get a lifetime device license to Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows at just £30.46 (reg. £167.66).

Though much divides students, working professionals, and business owners, they do share one thing in common: reliance on Microsoft Office tools. Whether it’s typing an essay in Word, organising budgets in Excel, or keeping up with emails through Outlook, these apps are staples for everyday tasks and larger work projects.

We’d like to put you onto a more affordable avenue than Microsoft 365 — a Microsoft Office Professional 2021 lifetime license for Windows. When we say lifetime, we mean it; enjoy unlimited access to the app suite for the course of your PC’s life. Elsewhere, this license costs £167.66, but you can get one at the Mashable Shop for £30.46.

Includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and five other apps

Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows comes with eight apps. Instead of having to pay monthly or yearly to access them, you just have to purchase this device license, download the suite to your PC, and use them as much as you need.

Open Word to create, edit, and format professional documents; Excel to analyse and visualise data with spreadsheets, charts, and PivotTables; PowerPoint to craft slideshow presentations with transitions; Outlook to manage emails, calendars, and tasks; OneNote to organise multimedia notes; Publisher to design publication materials; and Access to build large databases.

Make sure your Windows PC is equipped for download

Uniquely, this specific license type is not tied to your Microsoft account, but rather to your computer. This makes setup a little easier and solidifies the fact that you won’t be asked to renew or pay any recurring fees.

A couple of software and hardware requirements to note before purchasing: Your PC should have Windows 10 or 11, at least 1GB of RAM, and a minimum of 4GB of available storage on your hard drive.

Grab your officially licensed Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows lifetime license on sale for just £30.46 (reg. £167.66).

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TL;DR: A wide range of ChatGPT courses are available to take for free on edX.

edX hosts a huge bank of online courses, including a bunch of ChatGPT courses you can take for free. This could be your chance to learn how to make this popular chatbot work for you, without spending anything.

We've checked out everything on offer from edX and lined up a selection of standout ChatGPT courses to get you started. These are the best online ChatGPT courses you can take for free this month on edX:

• AI Applications and Prompt Engineering

• Chatbots for Instruction

• How to Use ChatGPT in Business

• How to Use ChatGPT in Education

• How to Use ChatGPT in Healthcare

• How to Use ChatGPT in Tech/Coding/Data

• Introduction to ChatGPT

• Prompt Engineering and Advanced ChatGPT

• Unlocking the Power of Generative AI with ChatGPT for Higher Education

The catch with these free online courses is that they don't offer certificates of completion, but that's it. You can still learn at a pace that suits you, so what's stopping you?

Find the best free ChatGPT courses on edX.

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If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable

By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.

If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to figure out today's puzzle, we've got all the NYT Strands hints for today's puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.

SEE ALSO: Wordle today: Here's the answer hints for October 7 SEE ALSO: NYT Connections today: Hints and answers for October 7 NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Most excellent

These words will affirm, slangily

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

Words for "neat."

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today's NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today's spangram is Thatscool.

Featured Video For You Strands 101: How to win NYT’s latest word game NYT Strands word list for October 7

• Groovy

• Boss

• Swell

• Dandy

• Thatscool

• Hype

• Choice

• Righteous

SEE ALSO: Hurdle hints and answers for October 7 SEE ALSO: Mini crossword answers for October 7

Looking for other daily online games? Mashable's Games page has more hints, and if you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now!

Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to yesterday's Strands.

Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for October 7's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO: Hurdle hints and answers for October 7 What is Connections?

The NYT's latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications' Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

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Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer. If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.

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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.

SEE ALSO: NYT's The Mini crossword answers for October 7 Here's a hint for today's Connections categories

Want a hit about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:

• Yellow: Stupid face

• Green: Car noises

• Blue: What you do when someone tells a good joke

• Purple: Monkeys

Featured Video For You Connections: How to play and how to win Here are today's Connections categories

Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:

• Yellow: Knucklehead

• Green: Car Onomatopoeia

• Blue: Sounds of Laughter

• Purple: Famous Primates

Looking for Wordle today? Here's the answer to today's Wordle.

Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

Drumroll, please!

The solution to today's Connections #484 is...

What is the answer to Connections today

• Knucklehead: DING-DONG, DODO, YAHOO, YO-YO

• Car Onomatopoeia: BEEP BEEP, PURR, SKRRT, VROOM

• Sounds of Laughter: HAR-HAR, HOOT, WHOOP, YUK

• Famous Primates: BUBBLES, GEORGE, KING KONG, KOKO

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.

SEE ALSO: Mini crossword answers for October 6

If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to yesterday's Connections.

Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer.

If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for October 7's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO: NYT Connections today: Hints and answers for October 7 Where did Wordle come from?

Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once. 

Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times, and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing.

What's the best Wordle starting word?

The best Wordle starting word is the one that speaks to you. But if you prefer to be strategic in your approach, we have a few ideas to help you pick a word that might help you find the solution faster. One tip is to select a word that includes at least two different vowels, plus some common consonants like S, T, R, or N.

What happened to the Wordle archive?

The entire archive of past Wordle puzzles used to be available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it. Unfortunately, it has since been taken down, with the website's creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times.

Is Wordle getting harder?

It might feel like Wordle is getting harder, but it actually isn't any more difficult than when it first began. You can turn on Wordle's Hard Mode if you're after more of a challenge, though.

SEE ALSO: NYT's The Mini crossword answers for October 7 SEE ALSO: Mini crossword answers for October 7 Here's a subtle hint for today's Wordle answer:

Powder that can thicken a soup.

Does today's Wordle answer have a double letter?

There are no reoccurring letters.

Today's Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with...

Today's Wordle starts with the letter F.

SEE ALSO: Wordle-obsessed? These are the best word games to play IRL. SEE ALSO: Hurdle hints and answers for October 7 The Wordle answer today is...

Get your last guesses in now, because it's your final chance to solve today's Wordle before we reveal the solution.

Drumroll please!

The solution to today's Wordle is...

FLOUR.

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be a new Wordle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.

Reporting by Chance Townsend, Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo, Shannon Connellan, Cecily Mauran, Mike Pearl, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.

If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to yesterday's Wordle.