Technologies

Here’s How to Preorder the New Samsung Galaxy A54 for Just $200

And you can score a set of Galaxy Buds Live for just $50, too.

Samsung’s Galaxy A54 5G is already looking to make a splash in the cheap phone market with a starting price of just $450, but if you preorder today you can nab one for only $200 at Samsung when you trade in your old device. You can also bundle in a pair of Galaxy Buds Live wireless earbuds for just $50 with your Galaxy A54 preorder, a savings of $100.

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The steep $250 instant credit applies to trade-ins on devices like last year’s Galaxy A53 5G or Galaxy S21 FE, and you can actually get more than $250 off by handing over a more premium Samsung phone from recent years like the Galaxy S21 Ultra or Galaxy Z Flip 3. Non-Samsung phones are accepted too, with recent iPhone and Pixel models being worth as much as $337.

When it comes to specs, the Galaxy A54 5G is no slouch. It offers a 6.4-inch display with a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate, a 5,000mAh battery (the same capacity as the Galaxy S23 Ultra) and 128GB of internal storage that can be boosted expanded with a microSD card up to 1TB in size. The Galaxy A54 5G also has a 50-megapixel main camera, 12-megapixel ultrawide camera and 5-megapixel macro camera.

The phones available to preorder at Samsung are offered unlocked so you can use yours with your preferred carrier. They come in violet and graphite color options. Other preorder perks offered via Samsung include three months of Spotify Premium, six months of SiriusXM streaming and two months of Adobe Lightroom for new users. The Galaxy A54 5G officially launches on April 6, though Samsung is estimating an April 11 delivery for its preorders.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, Oct. 26

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Oct. 26.

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? I thought 4-Down was a bit tricky, but read on for all the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Rubber ducky’s «habitat»
Answer: BATH

5A clue: Coin in Cannes
Answer: EURO

6A clue: Go «Grrrr …»
Answer: GROWL

8A clue: «The other thing I wanted to say …»
Answer: ALSO

9A clue: Street sign in a school zone
Answer: SLOW

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Plead
Answer: BEG

2D clue: Vibes, in Gen Z speak
Answer: AURAS

3D clue: Social media menace
Answer: TROLL

4D clue: «Oh, yeah? Explain that to me»
Answer: HOWSO

7D clue: Like a phone battery under 20%
Answer: LOW

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Oct. 26, #398

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Oct. 26, No. 398.

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a fun one. That purple category — oof, it’s a typical Connections brain-buster. If you’re struggling but still want to solve the puzzle, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Bunch of players.

Green group hint: College division.

Blue group hint: Knock it out of the park.

Purple group hint: You’ll find a hidden word in these four team names.