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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

A sheet of fabric used in theatre to cast shadows, usually as a backdrop.

Hurdle Word 1 answer

SCRIM

Hurdle Word 2 hint

Pumpkins are a prominent example of this type of plant.

Hurdle Word 2 Answer

GOURD

Hurdle Word 3 hint

Excess that is often disposed or recycled.

Hurdle Word 3 answer

WASTE

Hurdle Word 4 hint

Comfortable giving orders.

Hurdle Word 4 answer

BOSSY

Final Hurdle hint

A lineup – or a type of stone.

Hurdle Word 5 answer

SLATE

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Answers to each clue for the November 18, 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 Monday, November 18, 2024:

Across

___ Martin, frequent collaborator with 1-Down

The answer is Steve.

Parts of irrigation systems

The answer is Hoses.

Beginning

The answer is Onset.

Backup camera’s place on a car

The answer is Rear.

Make an attempt

The answer is Try.

Down

Martin ___, frequent collaborator with 1-Across

The answer is Short.

Stuff in a printer cartridge

The answer is Toner.

Common kind of test for a literature class

The answer is Essay.

Make a sudden turn

The answer is Veer.

Jokey suffix with best

The answer is Est.

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Live stream Edmonton Oilers vs. Montreal Canadiens in the NHL for free from anywhere in the world.

TL;DR: Live stream Edmonton Oilers vs. Montreal Canadiens for free with a 30-day trial of Prime Video. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

Prime Video is the best place to watch Monday Night Hockey this season.

The next fixture hosted by Prime Video is Edmonton Oilers vs. Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens have really struggled this season, so they’ll need to be at their best to take anything from the Oilers.

If you want to watch the Edmonton Oilers vs. Montreal Canadiens for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Edmonton Oilers vs. Montreal Canadiens?

Edmonton Oilers vs. Montreal Canadiens takes place at 7:30 p.m. ET on Nov. 18. This fixture will be played at the Bell Centre.

How to watch Edmonton Oilers vs. Montreal Canadiens for free

Edmonton Oilers vs. Montreal Canadiens is available to live stream on Prime Video in Canada, but you don’t need to be subscribed to Amazon Prime to watch this game. Fans in Canada can watch Edmonton Oilers vs. Montreal Canadiens (plus more Monday Night Hockey fixtures) for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime.

If you’re abroad for this fixture, you might need to use a VPN to watch the NHL for free on Prime Video. This process is straightforward:

Sign up for a 30-day Amazon Prime trial (if you’re not already a member)

Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

Open up the app and connect to a server in Canada

Watch Edmonton Oilers vs. Montreal Canadiens for free from anywhere in the world

The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but top VPNs do tend to offer free-trial periods or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can gain access to free live streams of the NHL without actually spending anything. This is obviously only a short-term solution, but this gives you enough time to watch select NHL fixtures before recovering your investment.

If you want to retain permanent access to free live streams from around the world, you’ll need a subscription. Fortunately, the best VPN for streaming live sport is on sale for a limited time.

What is the best VPN for the NHL?

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Servers in 105 countries

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Strict no-logging policy so your data is always secure

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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 the latest 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 – Dinger

Green – Woods, balls, etc…

Blue – Sprinters, but not in track and field

Purple – 90s hoops icons of a certain distinction

Here are today’s Connections Sports Edition categories

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

Yellow – Home Run

Green – Golf Equipment Brands

Blue – NFL Rushing Champions

Purple – Members of the 1992 Dream Team

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Drumroll, please!

The solution to today’s Connections Sports Edition #53 is…

What is the answer to Connections Sports Edition today

Home Run: BIG FLY, HOMER, SLAM, TATER

Golf Equipment Brands: CALLAWAY, PING, PXG, TITLEIST

NFL Rushing Champions: HENRY, JACOBS, MCCAFFREY, TAYLOR

Members of the 1992 Dream Team: BARKLEY, DREXLER, EWING, JORDAN

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.

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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: Coming up for air

These words spend time in the water.

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

Words are related to ocean animals.

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 MarineMammals.

NYT Strands word list for November 18

Seal

Dolphin

Orca

Walrus

Manatee

Narwhal

MarineMammals

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“Dune: Prophecy” kicked off with an ominous vision from Mother Raquella — what could it mean?

HBO’s Dune: Prophecy is already making good on its name, delivering some ominous prophetic visions in its first episode.

The first vision comes courtesy of Mother Superior Raquella (Cathy Tyson), the founder of the Sisterhood that will one day come to be known as the Bene Gesserit. On her deathbed, she foresees a terrible future, with an apocalyptic judgment known as Tiran-Arafel coming for the Sisterhood. Much of what she sees in her vision already comes to pass in episode 1, but some images are more symbolic or have yet to happen. Let’s break it down.

A sandworm attacks the Sisterhood School.

Raquella’s vision kicks off with a cameo from Dune‘s biggest star. I’m speaking, of course, of Shai-hulud, the mighty sandworm of Arrakis.

In the vision, a sandworm barrels toward the Sisterhood School. But now, instead of being on the rainy planet of Wallach IX, the school is in the middle of the Arrakis desert, making it the perfect meal for a hungry worm.

Of course, the Sisterhood School won’t magically teleport to Arrakis in the coming episodes, so we can rest assured that this image won’t literally come to pass. However, the message behind it is clear: The biggest threat to the Sisterhood will come from Arrakis.

As of the end of episode 1, that threat is almost certainly soldier Desmond Hart (Travis Fimmel), who despises the Sisterhood and wishes to rid the Imperium of their influence. He also has a strong connection to Arrakis. Not only is he the sole survivor of an attack on Emperor Javicco Corrino’s (Mark Strong) spice-mining operation, he was also eaten by a sandworm and somehow lived to tell the tale. (At least, according to a hologram Javicco finds.) Therefore, the sandworm attacking the school in Raquella’s vision represents Desmond’s crusade against the Sisterhood, as well as the strange powers he seems to have inherited from his worm time. Speaking of those powers…

Some gnarly burns, courtesy of Desmond Hart.

Without even giving us a beat to recover from the spectacular sandworm appearance, Raquella’s vision leaps into some gnarly images of burned flesh. By the end of episode 1, we know exactly who got burned, and how.

The burn victims are Reverend Mother Kasha (Jihae) and 9-year-old Pruitt Richese (Charlie Hodson-Prior). But they didn’t get scorched in a fire. Instead, Desmond used some strange new power to burn Pruitt to death. At the same time, on an entirely different planet, Kasha suffered the same fate, suggesting some greater connection between the two incidents.

These burns tie back to Raquella’s last words to young Valya Harkonnen (Jessica Barden): “You will be the one to see the burning truth and know.”

Clearly, the burning truth is Kasha’s death and Desmond’s ability, which may or may not come from being eaten by a worm. In the aftermath of Kasha’s death, years after Raquella’s passing, Valya (Emily Watson) makes that connection, whispering, “I see, Mother. I see.”

There’s a clear horror there, as Valya recognizes that the arrival of the burning truth means the prophesied reckoning can’t be too far behind. Has all her work been for nothing? Worse, has it brought about the very reckoning she wanted to stave off?

Bloodied hands, golden thrones, and plans gone to waste.

Next up in the vision, we see flashes of Valya’s plan to put a Sister on the Golden Lion Throne of the Imperium. She’d hoped that Sister would be Princess Ynez Corrino (Sarah-Sofie Boussnina), whose red engagement gown makes an appearance in the vision, along with the Golden Lion Throne. Based on Ynez’s presence here, it seems like her engagement to Pruitt and her eventual ascension to the throne aren’t going to stop Tiran-Arafel — they’re a part of it.

Adding to this sense that Valya’s actions will cause this great disaster are shots of bloody hands and a trail of blood. They call to mind Valya’s murder of her adversary Sister Dorotea (Camilla Beeput), when she used the Voice to compel her to slit her own throat. The blood from Dorotea’s corpse trickled down stone stairs just like we see in Raquella’s vision, but there is a small difference: In the vision, we see a copy of the religious text known as the Orange Catholic Bible next to the blood. That’s not the case in Dorotea’s death scene.

The Bible in the vision could represent Dorotea’s own piety, which was the reason she opposed Valya and Raquella’s breeding index in the first place. However, the more foreboding possibility is that this footage is from a death we haven’t seen yet.

What’s with those spooky blue eyes?

Raquella’s vision ends with the strangest image yet. We are swallowed by a sandworm — POV: You’re living the dream — presumably like Desmond was. As the worm’s teeth close above us and spice swirls in the air, we see the vastness of space. Then, two metallic blue eyes burst open among the stars, and a strange, robotic sound rings out.

The blue eyes, the way they flash when they open, and the sound that accompanies them are an almost exact match with the eyes of the robotic lizard Pruitt smuggled into his and Ynez’s engagement party. At this point in the Dune timeline, thinking machines like the lizard are freshly forbidden following the Butlerian Jihad. The eyes in Raquella’s vision highlight that thinking machines may still be a major threat to the Sisterhood, even though they are no longer in use.

Now, if you’ll allow me to reach further, Raquella’s visceral physical reaction to the eyes calls to mind another key element of Dune lore: The Kwisatz Haderach, and why the Bene Gesserit tried to create him in the first place.

As Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam tells Paul in Frank Herbert’s Dune, “We look down so many avenues of the past…but only feminine avenues… Yet, there’s a place where no Truthsayer can see. We are repelled by it, terrorized. It is said a man will come one day and find in the gift of the [Truthsayer] drug his inward eye. He will look where we cannot — into both masculine and feminine pasts.”

With that in mind, perhaps the strange space where Raquella sees the eyes is some form of that masculine past, one that prevents Raquella and the other Sisters from looking deeper. If it is, its presence in Dune: Prophecy could be the push the Sisters need to begin refining their breeding index and kick off the terrifying eugenics project that will one day result in Paul Atreides.

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The Sisterhood fears Tiran-Arafel in “Dune: Prophecy.” But what does that mean?

Dune: Prophecy throws a lot of new Dune lore at us, from the Butlerian Jihad fought against thinking machines to the beginnings of the Sisterhood that will one day become the Bene Gesserit.

However, one of the biggest new terms we learn in the first episode is “Tiran-Arafel,” a word uttered by Mother Superior Raquella Berto-Anirul (Cathy Tyson) on her deathbed. The warning accompanies a vision of the Sisterhood’s destruction, suggesting that whatever Tiran-Arafel is, it’s nothing good.

Dune: Prophecy confirms this in the very next scene, when young Sister Valya Harkonnen (Jessica Barden) informs her fellow Sisters of Raquella’s words. Her compatriot, Sister Kasha (Yerin Ha) gives the exact definition. “A reckoning,” she says. “A holy judgment brought on by a tyrant.”

However, the idea of Tiran-Arafel, or more specifically, just arafel, is not unique to Dune: Prophecy. Instead, arafel — which is Hebrew for “fog” — pops up at the end of God Emperor of Dune, the fourth novel in Frank Herbert’s series.

As (spoiler) Paul Atreides’s son Leto II (who is also a sandworm-human hybrid) dies, his last words are, “Do not fear the Ixians. They can make the machines, but they no longer can make arafel. I know. I was there.”

There’s a ton to unpack there, from the machine-creating Ixian civilization to Leto’s visions. (Like father, like son.) But the main takeaway from God Emperor of Dune for the sake of Dune: Prophecy is that arafel is later described as a “cloud-darkness of holy judgment.” Essentially, it’s the apocalypse for humankind.

Dune: Prophecy adjusts that meaning a little bit, with the “tiran” addition emphasizing that the Sisterhood’s judgment will specifically be brought on by a tyrant. But who could that be?

As of now, all signs point to soldier Desmond Hart (Travis Fimmel), who seems to have it out for the Sisterhood. After all, his mysterious ability to burn people without even touching them seems like exactly the kind of power a tyrant would have.

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Connections is a New York Times word game that’s all about finding the “common threads between words.” How to solve the puzzle.

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 November 18’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?

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.

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: Found in a bathroom

Green: Regular payments/bills

Blue: Things with visible dots or patterns

Purple: Different types of crabs

Here are today’s Connections categories

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

Yellow: Used in Hair Care

Green: Monthly Expenses

Blue: Things with Spots

Purple: ___Crab

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Drumroll, please!

The solution to today’s Connections #526 is…

What is the answer to Connections today

Used in Hair Care: COMB, DRYER, HAIRSPRAY, ROLLERS

Monthly Expenses: GAS, INTERNET, PHONE, RENT

Things with Spots: DALMATIAN, DIE, DOMINO, LADYBUG

___Crab: FIDDLER, HERMIT, HORSESHOE, SPIDER

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.

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Here’s the answer for “Wordle” #1248 on November 18, as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

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 November 18’s Wordle solution revealed. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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 was originally available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it, but it was later taken down, with the website’s creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times. However, the New York Times then rolled out its own Wordle Archive, available only to NYT Games subscribers.

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.

Here’s a subtle hint for today’s Wordle answer:

Weak and delicate.

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 T.

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…

FRAIL.

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.

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

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SNL revives Domingo with Charli XCX and a “HOT TO GO!” by Chappell Roan spoof.

SNL revives Domingo with Charli XCX and a “HOT TO GO!” by Chappell Roan spoof.

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