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NYT Connections today: Hints and answers for October 13

Mashable - Sat, 10/12/2024 - 23:00

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 12's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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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.

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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.

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

  • Yellow: Antler not included

  • Green: Acme was here

  • Blue: Worn on legs

  • Purple: Jelly not included

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 - Made of Keratin

  • Green - Road Runner Cartoon Staples

  • Blue - Kinds of Pants

  • Purple - ___ Roll

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 #489 is...

What is the answer to Connections today

  • Made of Keratin: Claw, Hoof, Horn, Nail

  • Road Runner Cartoon Staples: Anvil, Boulder, Coyote, TNT

  • Kinds of Pants: Capri, Cargo, Hammer, Stirrup

  • ___ Roll: California, Drum, Egg, Honor

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 13

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.

NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for October 13

Mashable - Sat, 10/12/2024 - 23:00

Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, 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 13'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 13 What is Connections Sports Edition?

The NYT's latest daily word game has launched in association with The Athletic, the New York Times property that provides the publication's sports coverage. 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.

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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 13 Here's a hint for today's Connections Sports Edition categories

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

  • Yellow: Change teams

  • Green: Dunk not included

  • Blue: One star field generals

  • Purple: Family athletes

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

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

  • Yellow - Trade

  • Green - Basketball Moves

  • Blue - NFL Rookie QBs

  • Purple - Famous Sporting Sisters

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 Sports Edition #20 is...

What is the answer to Connections Sports Edition today

  • Yellow - Trade: Deal, Exchange, Move, Swap

  • Green - Basketball Moves: Cut, Drive, Jump, Pivot

  • Blue - NFL Rookie QBs: Daniels, Maye, Nix, Penix

  • Purple - Famous Sporting Sisters: Force, Lewis, Ogwumike, Williams

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 13

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.

NYT Strands hints, answers for October 13

Mashable - Sat, 10/12/2024 - 23:00

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.

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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.

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These words look great with pumpkin spice lattes.

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

Warm autumn clothes and accessories.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today's NYT Strands spangram is vertical.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today's spangram is Fallfashion.

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  • Scarf

  • Cardigan

  • Flannel

  • Fallfashion

  • Sweater

  • Fleece

  • Vest

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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!

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

Boeing to lay off 10 percent of workforce

Mashable - Sat, 10/12/2024 - 14:50

This year's harsh string of layoffs continues with Boeing being the latest company to announce cuts to its workforce.

The airplane manufacturing company will lay off 10 percent of its workforce — roughly 17,000 jobs. Job cuts will include executives, middle management, and employees.

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The decision was announced to employees in a message from President and CEO Kelly Ortberg who took over just two months ago. He wrote that in order to restore the company "tough decisions" and "structural changes" needed to be made to "stay competitive." Ortberg also announced Boeing will delay the release of its new plane the 777X to 2026 and will stop building the 767 Freighter after fulfilling orders.

According to the Associated Press, Boeing has lost $25 billion since the start of 2019.

Perhaps coincidentally, the layoffs have happened as some 33,000 union machinists have gone on strike — bringing Boeing's airplane production of some of its best-selling planes to a halt. The company, however, continues to build 787s at a non-union plant. The strike is a huge hit to Boeing's earnings as it receives money for the planes when they are delivered to customers. The striking workers seek an increase in wages that matches the increase in cost of living.

Thus, Boeing's disatourous year continues. In January, it came under fire after Alaska Airlines had to ground 737 Max 9 planes after the door plug blew off midair. Then in July, Boeing pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to defraud the government after two crashes in 2018 and 2019 killed 346 people. The company also lost millions of dollars due to the issues with Starliner — notably stranding two astronauts on the ISS until Feb. 2025.

A scene from 'Broad City' birthed TikTok's phrase of the week: 'In da clerb, we all fam'

Mashable - Sat, 10/12/2024 - 13:22

Do the voices in the "in da clerb, we all fam" soundbite circulating on TikTok sound vaguely familiar? Do they perhaps bring you back to a time of bandage dresses and mustache prints before weed was legal in New York City? That's because they are the voices of Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer on their hit show Broad City.

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Broad City's last episode may have aired in 2019, but if TikTok is any indication Jacobson and Glazer's absurdist, stoner humor still resonates. In the clip that now soundtracks over 70,000 videos, Abbi asks, "Do you know them?" and Ilana responds, "No, but in da clerb, we all fam." Abbi doesn't understand and Ilana repeats it before saying, "In da club, we are all family, are you racist?"

Everyone from Charli XCX and Troye Sivan to Sabrina Carpenter has lip-synched to the video, often with a caption detailing a misunderstanding or situation where "we all fam." For example, Charli XCX and Sivan's video reads, "re: the twinks in the crowd at Sweat" about their joint tour. Carpenter's said, "My 30-year-old fans trying to talk to my 12-year-old fans."

The sound wasn't uploaded to TikTok with the visual of Abbi and Ilana making its origin hard to pin down for many. But the scene has been beloved among Broad City fans. A YouTube video of it posted 8 years ago has over 80,000 views. The comments section is riddled with years-old messages like, "This still makes me laugh out loud" and "I think about this scene a lot."

Some fans are frustrated with the dialogue being seen as TikTok slang. One X user wrote, "They're calling these Broad City lines 'Tiktok speak' in the quotes guys this is a nightmare. My culture is not a costume. Halloween is coming up, be conscious, listen and learn."

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The trend became further decontextualized when it morphed into a meme on X. Users are captioning a wide variety of photos of groups of people with, "in da clerb, we all fam." Films like Bottoms and Bodies, Bodies, Bodies have gotten the "in da clerb, we all fam" treatment as well as shows like Succession and The Sex Lives of College Girls. The phrase is also being used to caption symbols of fandom. One clever post references Chappell Roan's reading, "in the pink pony clerb, we all fam."

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So, for now, "in da clerb, we all fam" is the turn of phrase du jour — until a new soundbite is pulled out of obscurity and forced into our cultural consciousness.

NYT's The Mini crossword answers for October 12, 2024

Mashable - Sat, 10/12/2024 - 10:09

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.

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Here are the clues and answers to NYT's The Mini for Saturday, October 12, 2024:

AcrossHad sore muscles

  • The answer is Ached.

Rolled pastry that's German for "whirlpool"

  • The answer is Strudel.

Setting for the 2014 film "Selma"

  • The answer is Alabama.

Jurisprudence

  • The answer is Law.

Word, in French

  • The answer is Mot.

Last day for a scheduled session, say

  • The answer is End Date.

Speak with pauses

  • The answer is Stammer.

Woodcutting tools with arched blades

  • The answer is Adzes.

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  • The answer is Atlanta.

Crustacean in Cajun cuisine

  • The answer is Crawdad.

What 1-Down is, for Delta Airlines

  • The answer is Hub.

Soybeans served in the pod

  • The answer is Edamame.

Lowers in rank

  • The answer is Demotes.

Retail activity

  • The answer is Sales.

"Not now!"

  • The answer is Later.

Area between North and South Korea, for short

  • The answer is DMZ.

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The Cutting-Edge Hearing Aids That You May Already Own

NYT Technology - Sat, 10/12/2024 - 09:35
Apple is preparing to turn its AirPods Pro 2 into easy-to-use aids for people with mild to moderate hearing loss.

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