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These Beats Studio Buds Plus Wireless Earbuds Have Never Been Cheaper With $70 Off

These Beats earbuds have high-end features, and a more affordable price makes them a no-brainer — for now.

Our list of the best earbuds shifts around here and there, but there are some brands that you just know you’re going to see on there. Beats is one of those brands, and right now, the Beats Studio Buds Plus earbuds are one of the options around.

Well, thanks to a huge discount on Amazon today, you can currently get your hands on these incredible earbuds for just $100. That’s a massive $70 saving, and you can choose from a few different colors as well. Just keep in mind that this is a limited-time deal, so it’s not likely to last long at all.

All four colors are on sale, including the eye-catching transparent variant. As for what you’ll get for your money, these Beats earbuds have noise-canceling technology, as well as a sweat-resistant construction that makes them perfect for wearing at the gym. You can also wear them while sitting in bed with a bowl of ice cream and listening to a good audiobook; we won’t judge.

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Beats is owned by Apple, but that doesn’t mean these earbuds only work with iPhones and Macs. It does mean that they support Apple-only features like spatial audio and the impressive Transparency Mode. Android users can still take advantage of the convenient fast-pairing function, though. You’ll also get up to 36 hours of listening time, and you can take calls and join online meetings thanks to the built-in microphones.

Why this deal matters

Fans of Beats headphones and earbuds are well aware of the price premium that comes with the brand cache, but deals like this can get you the features you want at a price you’re willing to pay. Keep in mind that this is a limited-time deal, and you don’t need to enter any codes or clip any coupons to benefit.

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for March 15, #1008

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for March 15, No. 1,008

Looking for the most recent 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, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is kind of tough, but the yellow category has some fun options in it. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

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

Yellow group hint: Mine, all mine!

Green group hint: A part you might use to build something.

Blue group hint: Blended words.

Purple group hint: Not a cow, but close.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Greedily control.

Green group: Toothed wheels.

Blue group: Portmanteaux.

Purple group: Bull ____.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is greedily control. The four answers are bogart, corner, hog and monopolize.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is toothed wheels. The four answers are cog, gear, pinion and sprocket.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is portmanteaux. The four answers are blog, motel, smog and spork.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is bull ____. The four answers are dog, doze, frog and horn.

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for March 15, #742

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for March 15, No. 742.

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

Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is fun and timely, relating to a certain big ceremony held this weekend. Some of the answers are difficult to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on.

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far

Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: Best of all

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: The envelope, please.

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

RATE, RATED, DATE, DOTE, DATED, DOTED, GATE, GATES, TROD, TRODS

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers: