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This Powerful LG Gram 14 Laptop is $700 Off Right Now at BuyDig

Get your hands on an excellent 2022 LG laptop for nearly half off its usual price.

These days, you don’t have to drop $2,000 or more to get a dependable laptop with decent specs — especially if you wait for the right sale. And if you’ve been looking to get your hands on a new Windows laptop at a bargain, we’ve got a deal you won’t want to miss. Right now at BuyDig, you can snag a 2022 LG Gram 14 for $799, which saves you a whopping $701 compared to the usual price. Amazon also has a white color variant on sale for $797 (save $703), but it has less RAM and a less powerful processor. This deal is only available through Thursday, March 9, so be sure to get your order in before then if you don’t want to miss out on these savings.

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At 46% off, this LG laptop has some of the most competitive specs you’ll find at this price. It comes with a 512GB solid-state drive and 16GB of DDR5 RAM, as well as a 12th-gen Intel Core i7 processor for speedy performance and lightning-fast load times. The screen is a 14-inch, 1,920×1,200-pixel IPS display (note that unlike some Gram models, it’s not a touchscreen) powered by integrated Iris Xe graphics.

It’s also versatile, with multiple USB-C and USB-A ports, a microSD card reader and an HDMI port for easy connectivity to other monitors or devices. And at just 2.2 pounds, it’s light enough to slip in your bag or backpack and take with you on the go. It’s also great for video calls and virtual meetings with a built-in full HD IR webcam, and AI noise cancellation to help reduce background noise.

CNET’s Josh Goldman is a longtime fan of LG’s Gram line, loving the 2020 version of this 14-incher’s «extraordinary battery life» and «great port assortment.» More recently he reviewed the latest 16-inch model, praising its excellent display and how it’s «incredibly lightweight for its size.»

If you’re in the market for another model, you can check out our roundup of all the best laptop deals available now for even more bargains.

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for March 6, #999

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for March 6 #999.

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. The purple category is a real tricky one. 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: Don’t be a deadbeat.

Green group hint: It hides things.

Blue group hint: A symbol used on social media.

Purple group hint: Keep it together.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Freeloader.

Green group: Concealing cover.

Blue group: Ways one might refer to #.

Purple group: Words for lucidity, in the singular.

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 freeloader. The four answers are leech, mooch, parasite and sponge.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is concealing cover. The four answers are blanket, cloak, curtain and layer.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is ways one might refer to #. The four answers are hash, number, pound and sharp.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is words for lucidity, in the singular. The four answers are faculty, marble, sense and wit.

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for March 6 #733

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for March 6, No. 733.

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 has an unusual topic. 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: That’s dedication.

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: I’m cheering you on.

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:

LORE, REST, RESTS, ROTE, ROTS, STORE, TENT, DOVE, DEVOTE, STEW, LONE

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:

STAN, LOVER, DEVOTEE, FOLLOWER, ENTHUSIAST

Today’s Strands spangram

Today’s Strands spangram is YOURBIGGESTFAN. To find it, start with the Y that’s three letters down on the far-left vertical row, and wind down, up and over.