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Game on the Go With $700 Off This Powerful Acer Triton 300 SE Laptop

Today only at Best Buy, you can snag this advanced and compact 14-inch gaming laptop on sale for $900.

There are plenty of handheld consoles out there that let you enjoy your games on the go. If you don’t want to sacrifice power for portability, however, you’ll probably want to opt for a gaming laptop. That kind of convenience doesn’t come cheap, which is why it’s important to take advantage of discounts where you can find them. And today only, Best Buy is offering a whopping $700 off this powerful Acer Predator Triton 300 SE, which drops the price down to $900. This deal is only available until 9:59 p.m. PT (12:59 a.m. ET) tonight, 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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The Acer Predator Triton 300 SE packs a lot of hardware into a pretty tiny package. Internally, it’s equipped with a 12th-gen Intel Core i7 processor with 14 cores, as well as 16GB of RAM and a 512GB solid-state drive, for lightning-fast performance. It also features an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card and a 14-inch, full HD screen with a 165Hz refresh rate for smooth graphics. And with a state-of-the-art cooling system built-in and a 76Wh battery, it’s designed for all-day gaming sessions. All of this in a package that’s less than 20mm thick, making it easy to slip in your bag or backpack and take with you on the go.

CNET’s Lori Grunin reviewed an earlier version of this model with similar specs, and found it a good balance of power and portability, with some neat design touches, like a backlit keyboard with configurable colors. Read her Acer Predator Triton 300 SE review for more.

If this model isn’t quite what you’re looking for, you can check out our roundup of all the best gaming laptop deals you can shop right now for even more offers.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, Nov. 23

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Nov. 23.

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? It includes a Jimi Hendrix reference, which I appreciated. Read on for 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: LinkedIn listing
Answer: JOB

4A clue: Planet with an average surface temperature of around 860°F
Answer: VENUS

6A clue: Written with a pen
Answer: ININK

7A clue: Sheer torment
Answer: AGONY

8A clue: «___ thoughts?»
Answer: ANY

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Block tower
Answer: JENGA

2D clue: «Red» vegetable that’s really purple, if you ask me
Answer: ONION

3D clue: Word with Bad or Bugs
Answer: BUNNY

4D clue: By way of
Answer: VIA

5D clue: «Excuse me while I kiss the ___» (Hendrix lyric that’s famously misheard)
Answer: SKY

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Nov. 23, #426

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Nov. 23, No. 426.

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 has one easy group. I saw «boot» and «eject» and I figured out the yellow group right away. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, 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 appear in the NYT Games app, but it does 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: Outta here!

Green group hint: Football stars.

Blue group hint: English events.

Purple group hint: Not black.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Throw out of a game.

Green group: NFL all-time leading receivers.

Blue group: Premier League derbies.

Purple group: ____ Brown.

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

What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is throw out of a game. The four answers are boot, chase, eject and toss.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is NFL all-time leading receivers. The four answers are Fitzgerald, Moss, Owens and Rice.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is Premier League derbies. The four answers are Manchester, Merseyside, North London and Tyne-Wear.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ Brown. The four answers are Cleveland, Jaylen, Mack and Tim.

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Nov. 23, #630

Today’s Strands puzzle is a delicious one, and it might make you hungry. Here are hints, answers and help for Nov. 23, #630.

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 a delicious one, and it might make you hungry. 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: Sweet tooth

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Halloween treats.

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:

STRAND, STRANDS, REDS, REND, SEND, SENDS, TEND, TENDS, RENDS, SANT, RUST

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: