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Amber Ruffin wrote an “Amber Says What” segment for “Late Night with Seth Meyers” before the election. Now, she’s leaning on “inspirational Instagram quotes” to get through it.

Amber Ruffin wrote an “Amber Says What” segment for “Late Night with Seth Meyers” before the election. Now, she’s leaning on “inspirational Instagram quotes” to get through it.

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“Daily Show” host Jordan Klepper roasted Trump’s new cabinet picks during Tuesday’s monologue.

“Daily Show” host Jordan Klepper roasted Trump’s new cabinet picks during Tuesday’s monologue.

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Answers to each clue for the November 13, 2024 edition of Arkadium daily mini crossword on Mashable.com.

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.

Here are the clues and answers to Daily Mini Crossword for Wednesday, November 13, 2024:

Across

Be in debt

The answer is Owe.

The basis of life

The answer is Carbon.

Weak or delicate

The answer is Frails.

Avatar, Titanic, and The Matrix use it

The answer is CGI.

Contend for

The answer is Vie.

Too

The answer is Aswell.

Granted property for rent

The answer is Leased.

Shows yourself

The answer is IDs.

Down

____-Wan Kenobi

The answer is Obi.

Ridley Scott parents

The answer is Wolves.

Store on a farm

The answer is Ensile.

Chlorofluorocarbon

The answer is CFC.

Mountain sheep

The answer is Argali.

Reared

The answer is Raised.

Antiquity, in antiquity

The answer is Eld.

Used to be

The answer is Was.

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NBC’s “St. Denis Medical” is a charming mockumentary. Will it follow in one of the genre’s most common tropes, the workplace romance?

NBC’s St. Denis Medical is a charming workplace sitcom from Superstore and American Auto creator Justin Spitzer and writer Eric Ledgin.

Told as a mockumentary, the series follows a group of nurses and doctors at an Oregon hospital. Between its format and its focus on a group of harried, underfunded employees just trying to do some good, St. Denis Medical contains shades of other shows like Abbott Elementary and Parks and Recreation. But will it also feature the classic workplace sitcom staple of an office (or in this case, hospital) romance? Who will be St. Denis Medical‘s Jim and Pam? Its Leslie and Ben? Its Janine and Gregory?

As of the show’s first two episodes, nobody! Kind of. Yes, St. Denis Medical hints at the possibility of a workplace romance between nurses Matt (Mekki Leeper, Jury Duty) and Serena (Kahyun Kim, Cocaine Bear). But it also subverts that same hint in a way that feels genuine, smart, and potentially refreshing for the genre.

Our first hints at a St. Denis Medical romance come less than five minutes into the episode, when head nurse Alex (Allison Tolman) tells Serena their new floor nurse is a “young guy from Montana.”

Serena’s response? To playfully dry hump the front desk and imagine it’s the new nurse, something she straight-up tells St. Denis doctor Ron (David Alan Grier). Who needs boundaries in a hospital anyway?

However, whatever fantasies Serena may have had about the Montana nurse fly out the window when she actually meets him. Matt may be a pleasant goofball, but, to put it simply, he is not smart. He administers an EpiPen to himself instead of a patient on his first day, for crying out loud. Serena can only watch on in horror.

Later, though, she gives him a small pep talk about how he stepped up during a medical emergency. She even nudges his shoe with her own, a small bit of physical contact that makes Matt’s face light up.

In a confessional directly following that scene, Matt reveals that he’s starting to think he’s got what it takes to be a nurse. “Also,” he says conspiratorially, “I might have met the girl of my dreams. So, yeah, I think I’m in the right place.”

Cut to Serena, who has a very different thing to say to the documentary crew: “He’s definitely getting fired. He’s so, so bad.”

Serena’s response is a great comedic undercutting of Matt’s excitement about his “dream girl,” but it also shuts down the possibility of any romance between them kicking off right away. After all, if you introduce mutual attraction in your first episode, like Jim and Pam in The Office or Janine and Gregory in Abbott Elementary, you’ve set yourself a ticking time bomb. The audience knows immediately that these characters will get together at some point. But if that will-they-won’t-they dynamic overstays its welcome, you risk exasperation and unfortunate narrative drag. (Yes, Jim and Pam pushed me to my limits.)

That St. Denis Medical seemingly cuts the Matt-Serena romance off at the head means that the show might not even be engaging with a genre trope that’s grown a tad overplayed. Or, it could just be buying itself more time, letting the characters develop organically and separately before nudging them together down the line. At least we won’t be force-fed pining glances right from the jump.

OK, Matt may still be pining, but Serena will be too busy being competent to notice. Maybe if he learns how to properly work an EpiPen, he’ll be worthy of her, and I’ll be more ready to root for their pairing.

St. Denis Medical airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, with episodes streaming the next day on Peacock.

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Hints and answers to today’s Hurdle all in one place.

If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.

There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it’ll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final hurdle, every correct answer from previous hurdles is shown, with correct and misplaced letters clearly shown.

An important note is that the number of times a letter is highlighted from previous guesses does necessarily indicate the number of times that letter appears in the final hurdle.

If you find yourself stuck at any step of today’s Hurdle, don’t worry! We have you covered.

Hurdle Word 1 hint

In need of fixing – or money.

Hurdle Word 1 answer

BROKE

Hurdle Word 2 hint

Data structure consisting of multiple parts.

Hurdle Word 2 Answer

TUPLE

Hurdle Word 3 hint

A tool or instrument for measuring.

Hurdle Word 3 answer

GAUGE

Hurdle Word 4 hint

To allow or approve.

Hurdle Word 4 answer

GRANT

Final Hurdle hint

Part of the leg where the quad can be found.

Hurdle Word 5 answer

THIGH

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Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

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 Nov. 11’s Connections solution. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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.

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.

Here’s a hint for today’s Connections Sports Edition categories

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

Yellow: You always remember how to ride one of these.

Green: Order on the court

Blue: Tourney toppers

Purple: A shared name

Here are today’s Connections Sports Edition categories

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

Yellow – Parts of a bicycle

Green – Basketball positions, abbreviated

Blue – NFL teams with big cat nicknames

Purple – ___ flyers

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 #51 is…

What is the answer to Connections Sports Edition today

Parts of a bicycle: HUB, PEDAL, SADDLE, SPOKE

MLB teams on scoreboards: C, PG, SF, SG

NFL teams with big cat nicknames: CAROLINA, CINCINNATTI, DETROIT, JACKSONVILLE

____ flyers: DAYTON, HIGH, PF, PHILADELPHIA

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.

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Answers to each clue for the November 13, 2024 edition of NYT’s The Mini crossword puzzle.

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.

Here are the clues and answers to NYT’s The Mini for Wednesday, November 13, 2024:

Across

Folded layer of a McGriddle

The answer is Egg.

Host of the 2024 Summer Olympics

The answer is Paris.

Plant that’s a source for tequila or mescal

The answer is Agave.

This clue number

The answer is Past.

Romantic getaway?

The answer is Tryst.

Down

Rarin’ to go

The answer is Eager.

Turkey Day topping

The answer is Gravy.

“What ___?” (“Can you explain this mess?”)

The answer is Gives.

Destination for a time machine

The answer is Past.

“The document should be in your inbox now”

The answer is Sent.

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The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

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.

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.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: We’re walking

These words are upright.

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

Words for animals that can walk on two legs.

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 Bipedal.

NYT Strands word list for November 13

Human

Kangaroo

Pangolin

Gibbon

Bipdeal

Ostrich

Meerkat

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Disney has just released a new four-minute holiday short, with “The Boy & The Octopus” by Taika Waititi available on YouTube.

Disney has just released a new four-minute holiday short, with “The Boy & The Octopus” by Taika Waititi available on YouTube.

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Sharon Horgan’s black comedy/drama “Bad Sisters” is back for a second season, but how does it compare to the first? Review.

Where do you go with a TV show that’s already solved its main mystery?

This was the biggest question I had going into Bad Sisters Season 2, the follow-up to Sharon Horgan’s excellent 2022 how-dunnit about a family banding together to kill their sister’s abusive husband.

Season 2 quickly untangles the neat bow that tied up the show’s first season, and initially it seems like its new direction will be just as tense and intriguing. Unfortunately, the momentum doesn’t quite last. What starts as a strong story becomes patchy in the middle, before somewhat rescuing itself in the closing episodes.

What’s Bad Sisters Season 2 about?

We pick up with the Garvey sisters – Eva (Horgan), Grace (Anne-Marie-Duff), Bibi (Sarah Greene), Becka (Eve Hewson), and Ursula (Eva Birthistle) – in a seemingly happier time. Grace is getting married to new man Ian (Owen McDonnell), and John Paul (Claes Bang) is just a horrible memory. Season 1 tied up the mystery of his death in a seemingly neat bow, and the family seems to be thriving now he’s gone. But of course, none of that lasts.

Nervous neighbour Roger (Michael Smiley) is the first thread to unravel, reappearing on the scene with his pious and meddling sister Angelica (Fiona Shaw) and threatening to reveal what he knows about John Paul’s death to the police. Angelica’s own suspicions quickly become aroused, as do those of new detective Una Houlihan (Thaddea Graham), who’s keen to reopen the case alongside Season 1 detective Fergal Loftus (Barry Ward). All of these events conspire to destabilise Grace’s newfound happiness and send the sisters spiralling back into crisis mode.

Without entering spoiler territory, Bad Sisters needed something in Season 2 that would shake up its formula — and this something does indeed come along, quickly and brutally.

It feels like a bit of a risk to take in the script, but it’s one that works. At least, until it doesn’t.

Bad Sisters Season 2 lacks what made Season 1 so great

There are many good things about Bad Sisters that are still there in Season 2. The characters are just as much fun, the blend of drama and black humour is effective, and the writing is as sharp as ever. The new characters, too, bring a fresh tension to the mix, and there are still plenty of twists that are hard to see coming. If this was a new show, I’d have been pleasantly surprised.

The problem is, it’s not. It’s a sequel. Season 1 of Bad Sisters was brilliant for all of the above reasons, but also because of the plot and central mystery. How exactly did John Paul die? Who killed him? The writing and the characters complemented these driving question, but the questions themselves still provided the main hook. Season 2, despite a valiant effort to try new things, doesn’t have this crucial hook. There are still unanswered questions, but we don’t care about the answers as much.

Bad Sisters Season 2 is by no means bad, and after a sluggish middle things do pick up again towards the end. But when compared to its first season — and that comparison is inevitable, despite how different the story is — it can’t quite measure up.

Bad Sisters Season 2 is streaming on Apple TV+ from Nov. 13.

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