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“Star Trek: Lower Decks,” one of TV’s best comedies, is coming to a close with its fifth season. Watch of the Week.

Star Trek: Lower Decks is ending, and I’m not ready.

Created by Rick & Morty writer/producer Mike McMahan, Lower Decks giddily shook up the one-hour sci-fi drama format of the long-running Star Trek franchise. Its focus shifted away from noble captains and their courageous bridge crew going on universe-saving missions. Instead, this workplace comedy embedded audiences in the cramped bunk beds and chaotic inner lives of a band of eccentric ensigns, who barely make it out of their daily tasks alive.

Impulsive and enchanting, Mariner (Tawny Newsome) is the feisty leader of her motley band of friends; she relishes margaritas and role-playing games about Klingon warfare. Her right-hand man is by-the-book brown-noser Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid), who dreams of earning his own captain’s chair someday. Meanwhile, Orion badass/unapologetic nerd Tendi (Noël Wells) gave up a life of plundering and piracy to study science aboard the starship Cerritos. Her best bud, engineering cyborg Rutherford (Eugene Cordero), shares her enthusiasm for all things science, as well as a mutual crush that’s been achingly unspoken for four seasons and counting. Their energy — which often involves much squealing — is countered by the ever-stoic Vulcan transfer T’Lyn (Gabrielle Ruiz), who has become the series master of deadpan delivery.

Together, they’ve tackled extraterrestrial beasts, personal catastrophes, the horrors of a holodeck gone wrong, and much, much more. But with their latest season, they set forth on their fifth and final frontier. And it’s going to be hard to say goodbye.

Lower Decks kicks off with what could have been for every major character.

Season 5 launches with “Dos Cerritos,” an ambitious episode in which the Cerritos crew runs into their parallel dimension doubles. Swiftly, audiences are invited to marvel at what might have happened if Billups (Paul Scheer) had risen to his royal destiny or if Mariner ever got promoted to captain. It’s a conceit that allows for visual gags through cheeky variant designs, but also shows how far these ensigns have come — and how far they may still have to go.

While Mariner and her captain/mom face a reality in which their roles are reversed, Boimler is caught up in how confident his double is. Maybe it’s the beard? To be more like his briefly glimpsed parallel self, Boimler decides to grow facial hair. And props to McMahan, because the evolution from clean-shaven to bold bushiness is charted across the five episodes given to critics through a mounting array of awkward looks. A few stray hairs become a sketchy mustache, with a scraggly goatee on the way. It’s funny every time Boimler pops up with truly awful facial hair and unmatched moxie as he goes on a dangerous undercover mission, engages with an ancient alien ritual, and touches down on Starbase 80. Oh, yeah.

Lower Decks Season 5 tackles new terrain.

In past seasons, Starbase 80 was established as a punishment station, where Mariner was punted when it was thought she’d betrayed the Cerritos. In episode 5, “Starbase 80?!,” we’ll finally witness what all the fuss is about — and with a Nicole Byer appearance to boot! Elsewhere this season, Lower Decks will dive deeper into non-Starfleet stories, following up with compelling characters like the Klingon who helped Mariner escape the clutches of the crazed traitor Nick Locarno in Season 4. But best of all, we get to see Tendi doing more pirate action!

Yes, yes, Lower Decks has been rewriting the history of the Orions, giving them a complexity beyond being merciless plunderers. Still, it’s a thrill to watch the Mistress of the Winter Constellation kick butt, but in her own uniquely non-lethal, brainy way! While Season 5 displays how Tendi has grown through Starfleet, it also shows how Rutherford is struggling to cope without her. Unexpectedly, it’s his Vulcan buddy who makes a grand emotional gesture to ease his aching heart. And true to this show’s form, it’s in a way that is delightfully unhinged.

In all these little ways, McMahan’s team of writers and animators charts new terrain for their lovable losers, who are getting promotions, life lessons, and hilarious hijinks to an almost overwhelming degree. The series has moved away from focusing on kooky misadventures, carving out an arc of what it means to be a young adult figuring out your path among the stars. And so even amid cartoon violence, much Boimler yelping, and pitch-perfect callbacks, there’s an emotional tug to every episode as we draw near to not only the Season 5 finale, but also the series finale.

Lower Decks brought together Trekkies and newbs.

I’ve written before about how Lower Decks became my gateway into really understanding Star Trek. The show’s short-and-sweet comedy setup didn’t demand I know decades’ worth of lore to enjoy the ride. But the more I watched and rewatched, the more I began to venture into other Star Trek series. Partially, this was so I could better enjoy the bevy of Easter eggs nestled in the show’s dialogue and background designs by a team who clearly loves this sci-fi franchise deeply (but not too seriously). But a bigger part is that I became as enchanted with Starfleet as Boimler and his friends.

I binge-watched Star Trek: Strange New Worlds because I heard they were doing a crossover episode with Lower Decks. How does a live-action drama series cross over with an animated sitcom? The Strange New Worlds episode “Those Old Scientists” answered that with aplomb, then doubled down on its smoldering, sexy approach to Star Trek by offering up a musical episode with “Subspace Rhapsody.” From there, I’ve been trekking all across the franchise’s riches on Paramount+.

Lower Decks didn’t just amuse me with its spirited screw-ups and clever turns on sci-fi cliches and Star Trek tropes. It drew me into the world of these characters so intensely that I wanted more, more, more. And while Season 5 will only offer 10 episodes, it’s nice to know there are plenty of stories beyond in their sister series.

What does the rest of Season 5 have in store? Will Tendi and Rutherford end up together? Will Mariner find the confidence to be the kind of captain she’d like to see in Starfleet? Will Boimler’s beard ever come in? And where will the Cerritos leave us? I both can’t wait to find out and never want this show to end. Much like Evil, another critically heralded Paramount+ show that recently drew to a close, Lower Decks is a series that is sharply funny, joyously subversive, and rousingly poignant. It’s not enough to watch it. You’ll want to revisit it. You’ll want to explore beyond it. And you’ll likely wish there was more Mariner and Boimler mayhem to come.

Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 debuts with two episodes Oct. 24, with new episodes weekly.

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What could the mid-credits scene in “Venom: The Last Dance” mean for “Venom 4”?

The title Venom: The Last Dance suggests this wacky and wild Spider-Man spin-off franchise could be coming to a close. However, much of this sequel (too much even) is devoted to setting up a big bad dead set on wiping the symbiote out of existence. So, barring a box office bomb on par with Morbius or Madam Web, it seems Venom 4 could rise. And the mid-credits scene for this third entry into this freaky franchise lays out how.

Written and directed by Venom: Let There Be Carnage scribe Kelly Marcel, Venom: The Last Dance unveils Knull, a big bad who doesn’t really get a chance to shine. But there are clues early on he’s being set up to wreak havoc.

In an early scene in the film, a frustrated bartender (Ted Lasso‘s Cristo Fernández) is explaining to Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) about the terrors galactic titan Thanos brought down on the MCU’s timeline. Then Eddie and Venom (also played by Hardy) get jettisoned back to their own dimension. Could this conversation be a hint of what’s to come back on Eddie’s home planet?

Who is Knull?

Both in the comics and Venom: The Last Dance, Knull is the creator of the symbiote. Depicted in the movie as a gray figure with long locks and a grumbling voice, this ancient god of darkness saw his creations turn on him and imprison him. And he’s ready to get them back for their betrayal.

First, he sends out his monstrous xenophages, giant bug-like beasts who can track the codex key that could free Knull’s binds. Ultimately, Venom manages to keep him bound through a grand act of self-sacrifice. But the post-credits scene suggests this wily symbiote might resurrect. And the mid-credits scene promises Knull isn’t out of the fight yet either.

What’s the mid-credits scene inVenom: The Last Dance?

If you stay through the playful montage of various Venom-animal combinations, you’ll see Knull once more on his throne, grumbling about his quest to take down his symbiote children once and for all.

Andy Serkis plays Knull, which might seem like a cheeky Easter egg as he directed Venom: Let There Be Carnage. However, Serkis is a pioneer in mo-cap acting, bringing to life Caesar in the recent Planet of the Apes movies and Gollum in the Lord of the Rings film franchise. So, if Marcel is bringing in this heavy hitter to play her CGI villain, you can bet Sony has big plans for Knull.

In fact, in an interview with Games Radar, Marcel said of Knull, “[He’s] way too big to be one and done. So, [his role in The Last Dance] is just a little introduction to him. It’s just a kind of taster of where he might potentially be able to go with his own movies, in the same way that they introduced Thanos very carefully through the Marvel movies.” 

There it is. The Thanos allusion is confirmed. Watch out, Eddie. Your war is just beginning.

Venom: The Last Dance opens exclusively in theaters Oct. 25.

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What could that cameo and critter in the post-credits scene of “‘Venom: The Last Dance” mean for “Venom 4”?

Venom: The Last Dance promises in its tagline “Til Death Do They Part.” But is Sony really ready to end the adventures of their most popular Spider-Man villain? That seems unlikely when Madame Web and Morbius failed to catch on. And if you’re wondering how Eddie Brock and Venom can go on after that world-rocking ending, look no further than the post-credits scene.

In the third Venom entry, a new problem is foisted upon Eddie and Venom (both played by Tom Hardy). They discover they carry a codex that could be the key to free Knull, a ruthless villain older than time itself. Determined to escape his throne/prison, Knull (Andy Serkis) unleashes deadly xenophages upon the earth to hunt the codex down, whatever the it takes. In a heroic move, Venom destroys the codex at great personal cost. But then what?

Well, the mid-credits scene promises this may have worked to shut Knull down for now. But it’s not the last we’ll see of this grumbling extraterrestrial warlord. What other questions are addressed in the post-credits scene?

What happened to the bartender from Ted Lasso?

Cristo Fernández first popped up as a bewildered bartender in the mid-credits of Spider-Man: No Way Home. There, he tried to explain to an incredulous Eddie the horrors of Thanos’ genocidal snap. But before Eddie can make sense of all that, he got snapped back to his dimension. That scene is recreated in Venom: The Last Dance, with Eddie and Venom popping into a similar bar where the bartender is also played by Cristo Fernández. This poor guy not only witnesses the drunken symbiote make a mess of his bar while trying to make a cocktail, he also gets abducted by the U.S. military, simply because he’s a witness to the strange wonder that is Venom.

This bartender — who gets stun-gunned by order of solider Rex Strickland (Chiwetel Ejiofor) — is taken to Area 51, along with a sample of Venom’s ooey-gooey flesh. While the film’s finale shows Area 51 get razed, it’s not clear what becomes of the handsome unnamed bartender. But the post-credits scene reveals his fate.

Cautiously coming out of a cavern, the bartender has survived the obliteration of Area 51. While around him lie the ruins of buildings and the corpses of various extraterrestrial and terrestrial beings, he runs for the hills. But he’s not alone in this sun-beaten desert.

What’s in the vial at the end of Venom: The Last Dance?

The post-credits scene ends on a small, broken glass vial lying in the dirt. Inside is a bit of purple glue that lets off a lighting-like spark of electricity. This is the shedding of the purple symbiote who joined with Dr. Teddy Payne (Juno Temple) to save her assistant Christmas (Clark Backo). This is a flickering reminder that there’s still a powerful symbiote alive and kicking on Eddie’s Earth. As shown by Teddy flexing her formerly paralyzed left hand, her symbiote is inside her and strengthening her. But what else might this shot mean?

Could it suggest the bartender’s time with symbiotes is not over? After all, we saw in the white rapids scene how a symbiote can use various hosts to leapfrog across a rough terrain.

The key to Venom’s return is in The Last Dance‘s post-credits scene.

Sure, Venom sacrifices himself to destroy the codex that had Knull chasing Eddie. In doing so, he saves his friend and the Earth. But is that really the end for Venom? Eddie’s tip for the bartender in the opening sequence suggests not. When he leaves a coin on the bar, a closer look reveals he’s also left behind a bit of Venom’s slippery black goo.

Strickland takes both man and symbiote back to Area 51. And if that bartender, with his very penetrable human flesh, could make it out of there alive, it seems certain Venom’s shedding could too.

The glint of that vial in the end may have been purple, suggesting it might be Agony, not Venom. But it is nonetheless a remind that Venom’s shedding might also have survived the explosion and escaped its glass bonds. And we did see a cockroach scurrying about. Could that shiny black bug be how Venom begins his long trek back to Eddie?

For now, all we can do is speculate. But here’s hoping Venom 4 will bring the big guy back, wild as ever.

Venom: The Last Dance opens exclusively in theaters Oct. 25.

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Is this really Brock and Eddie’s last dance? Spoilers for “‘Venom: The Last Dance” within.

Did you walk out of Venom: The Last Dance with your head spinning, your heart racing, unsure how to feel? Well, welcome to feeling like Eddie Brock. And we hear you.

Sure, it’s a pretty happy ending, all things considered. Writer/director Kelly Marcel even offers fans a finale montage of BFF moments between Eddie Brock and Venom (both played by Tom Hardy) set to sentimental music. It’s a real Fast and Furious–style moment of macho reflection. But is this really —as the title promises — Eddie and Venom’s last dance?

Following Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Venom: The Last Dance pitches these gruff but affable anti-heroes up against an array of obstacles and foes. While road-tripping on a half-assed mission to clear his name of a murder allegation, Eddie discovers he and Venom are being chased by an elite military squad, dedicated to locking them up in Area 51. They’re also the key that could unlock an ancient evil upon the Earth, so the target on their backs is now multiverse-wide. Amidst battling extraterrestrial beasts and surly soldiers, they also need to keep their weirdness in check while bumming a ride from a relatively normal human family of van-living hippies.

But once the big battle has led to explosions and much death, what are we left to look forward to if there is to be another Venom-verse movie? Let’s dig into it.

Obviously, spoilers below.

Is Venom really dead?

In Venom: The Last Dance, Eddie discovers that because Venom brought him back from the dead on a past misadventure, they’d forged a codex. That convenient MacGuffin works as a key that could unlock the merciless Knull, who once ruled over the symbiotes until they locked him up and ran away from his prison.

To retrieve this codex/key, Knull (Andy Serkis) sends out his version of hunting dogs — gigantic, scorpion-like creatures called xenophages — to Earth. These gnarly monsters can track the codex, but only when Venom fully takes over Eddie’s body. Of course, as established in Let There Be Carnage, Venom doesn’t like being kept in the Eddie closet!

However, the codex will vanish if Eddie or Venom die, meaning Knull’s escape plan would be foiled. For soldier Rex Strickland (Chiwetel Ejiofor), the answer to avoiding alien invasion and Earth’s annihilation is simple: execution.

Initially, Eddie and Venom reject this annihilation option, teaming up with hordes of freed symbiotes and scientists to try to battle back the xenophages. But in the end, Venom realizes there’s only one way to keep his friend — and the planet he loves — safe. So, using his powers, his shiny shapeshifting sludge ropes in all the attacking xenophages, dragging them to what is essentially a matter-melting acid shower. With the help of Strickland, Venom sacrifices himself to save Eddie. But is he really gone?

The movie would have you think so, ending with Eddie in New York City, where he’d promised to take Venom. In a bittersweet moment, he bids farewell to his friend while looking at the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of welcome to aliens arriving in this storied city. But hey, remember that first sequence in the bar in Mexico?

When tipping the bartender (Ted Lasso‘s Cristo Fernández), Venom shed a little bit of himself on the coin he left behind. When Strickland recovers this “shedding,” the soldier notes this is how the species survives. The sample is then taken to Area 51, where it’s placed under the care of Dr. Teddy Payne (Ted Lasso‘s Juno Temple). In the ensuing battle between symbiotes and xenophages, it’s not totally clear what happens to the tiny glass vial holding Venom’s shedding. But there could be an answer in the post-credits scene.

What’s the deal with Dr. Teddy Payne and Agony?

It seems Marcel is combining some characters from the comics. There, Dr. Thaddeus Paine is a Venom foe who ironically can feel no physical pain, but conducts inhumane experiments on others who definitely can. In The Last Dance, Teddy Payne seems to be a gender-swapped spin on the character. Or perhaps Teddy’s twin brother — struck down by lightning in their youth — was this dimension’s Theodore? In either case, the movie’s version of Payne doesn’t seem a villain at all. She is very empathetic to the symbiotes in her care, and eventually joins their ranks.

In the finale, Teddy watches her colleagues either be swept up by symbiotes or volunteer to join them in the battle against the xenophages. But she has something up her sleeve, or, well, in her pocket. When it seems her assistant nicknamed “Christmas” (Clark Backo) is at risk of death by fiery explosion, Teddy breaks the glass vial she’d pocketed, which contains a small, purple symbiote. Immediately overtaking her body, it appears she becomes Agony, a symbiote who has feminine curves, purple skin, and long, flowing hair. Agony has the same enhanced strength, impenetrability, and speed of her brother Venom. Plus, this purple symbiote also has lightning powers, making her unique — and tying back to Teddy’s tragic past.

Though many of the other symbiotes introduced for the climactic fight are wiped out, Agony slithers back into Teddy at the end of the battle. And we can tell her influence remains by the fact that Teddy’s left arm, formerly paralyzed from her childhood brush with death and lightning, can now move and flex without issue. What will this mean, should there be a Venom 4? Will Agony and Teddy Payne be allies to Eddie and Venom? Will they be enemies? Will they double-date?

We’re eager to find out.

Has Knull been defeated for good?

No. But that’s a matter for a mid-credits explainer.

What happened to Cristo Fernández’s bartender?

Well, that’s definitely a matter for a post-credits explainer.

Venom: The Last Dance opens exclusively in theaters Oct. 25.

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Live stream Al Ahli vs. Al Akhdoud in the Saudi Pro League for free from anywhere in the world.

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The Saudi Pro League brings together some of the best players in the world, and that list very much includes Riyad Mahrez. The Algerian winger currently stars for Al Ahli, but even with his talent, The Royals have struggled to climb the standings this season.

Al Ahli will be looking to move up from seventh in the standings against Al Akhdoud, a team languishing near the foot of the table.

If you want to watch Al Ahli vs. Al Akhdoud in the Saudi Pro League for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Al Ahli vs. Al Akhdoud?

Al Ahli vs. Al Akhdoud in the Saudi Pro League kicks off at 2 p.m. ET on Oct. 25. This fixture takes place at King Abdullah Sports City.

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Answers to each clue for the October 25, 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 Friday, October 25, 2024:

Across

Inbox filler

The answer is Spam.

Garage occupant

The answer is Auto.

Twelve dozen

The answer is Gross.

Musical TV show

The answer is Glee.

“If all ____ fails…”

The answer is Else.

Down

Hang loosely

The answer is Sag.

When all crime is legal for 12 hours

The answer is Purge.

Bikini, e.g.

The answer is Atoll.

Said to have parted the Red Sea

The answer is Moses.

Witness

The answer is See.

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

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.

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Through 27 October, you can snag 3-month stackable memberships to GamePass Ultimate for just £28.12 (reg. £39.28).

TL;DR: Through 27 October, you can grab 3-month stackable GamePass Ultimate memberships for only £28.12 (reg. £39.28). Customers can buy up to five passes, scoring access to hundreds of games for just £9.37 per month.

It’s a pill that’s hard to swallow, but games are definitely not getting any cheaper. Any Xbox user knows the pain of a hobby that now demands an arm and a leg, with new titles averaging around £54 each. If you’re on a limited budget, it’s simply not sustainable to shell out that much every time you want to try out a new game — not unless you have Xbox GamePass Ultimate.

Every gamer’s favorite hack, GamePass Ultimate is a subscription service that nets you unlimited access to a wide repository of games, updated regularly with shiny new titles. A subscription normally costs £13.09 a month, but through 27 October, you can score a 3-month stackable code for just £28.12, or £9.37 per a month. You can stack up to five codes in total for up to 15 months of access.

With this Xbox GamePass Ultimate deal, you’ll never be stuck replaying the same old games. A subscription nets you unfettered access to over 500 high-quality games, playable on your console, PC, phone, or tablet. Fresh titles are added on a regular basis, including day-one releases, allowing you to be the first to play new favorites. Recent releases include Starfield, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II.

GamePass Ultimate features cloud gaming, so you can play your games regardless of the device you’re using. You also get premium member benefits, deals, and discounts for even more savings. And if that wasn’t enough, you get a free EA Play membership. That means you get to revel in franchises like The Sims, Madden, and Battlefield, plus save 10% on EA digital purchases.

Why fork out £54 on a single game when you can play hundreds for way less? Through 27 October, grab a 3-month GamePass Ultimate stackable code for only £28.12. Just be sure to redeem your code within seven days of purchase.

StackSocial prices subject to change.

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Live stream Al Kholood vs. Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League for free from anywhere in the world.

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The Saudi Pro League has plenty of interesting storylines, but most fans are only interested in watching Cristiano Ronaldo. The footballing icon just keeps on going, most recently scoring a last-minute penalty to secure a victory over Al-Shabab.

Ronaldo’s Al Nassr take on Al Kholood in the next Saudi Pro League fixture. Al Nassr need to keep winning to keep pace with Al-Hilal at the top of the standings.

If you want to watch Al Kholood vs. Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Al Kholood vs. Al Nassr?

Al Kholood vs. Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League kicks off at 11:05 a.m. ET on Oct. 25. This fixture takes place at King Abdullah Sports City.

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30-day money-back guarantee

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Live stream Benetton vs. Bulls in the United Rugby Championship for free from anywhere in the world.

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The United Rugby Championship is looking particularly competitive this season, with a number of teams battling it out at the top of the standings. One of those teams is the Blue Bulls, currently sat in fourth position after three wins from four games. Next for the South African side is a visit to Benetton.

If you want to watch Benetton vs. Bulls in the United Rugby Championship for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Benetton vs. Bulls?

Benetton vs. Bulls starts at 7:35 p.m. BST on Oct. 25. This fixture takes place at the Stadio Comunale di Monigo.

How to watch Benetton vs. Bulls for free

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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

California rolls are a popular example.

Hurdle Word 1 answer

SUSHI

Hurdle Word 2 hint

Good to have insurance if you ever have one of these.

Hurdle Word 2 Answer

WRECK

Hurdle Word 3 hint

Abrupt, possibly rude.

Hurdle Word 3 answer

TERSE

Hurdle Word 4 hint

A neck warmer.

Hurdle Word 4 answer

SCARF

Final Hurdle hint

Something you probably didn’t want to be late for while growing up.

Hurdle Word 5 answer

CLASS

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