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Skullcandy’s Grom Wireless Kids Headphones Are a Steal At Just $21

Looking for a pair of headphones for a young child? The Grom Wireless, one of our top picks for best kids headphones, are currently 40% off.

Skullcandy’s new $100 Method 360 ANC earbuds, which feature Sound by Bose and are essentially a budget version of Bose’s QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds, have recently been getting a lot of attention thanks to their value. However, I just noticed another Skullcandy deal worth highlighting. The Grom Wireless «kids» headphones, that are on CNET’s list of best headphones for kids, are down to $21 on Amazon. That’s 40% off the list price of $35.

Read more: Best Headphones for Kids of 2025

I tested Skullcandy’s Grom Wireless over-ear headphones last year (and had my younger daughter try them). Targeted at the 12-and-under set, they have basically everything you’d want in a kids’ headphone, including a comfortable fit, decent enough sound, a volume limiter, a shared headphone port and a wired option in case you need it. Battery life is rated at 45 hours, which is also pretty good.

This headphone also comes in a wired-only version in white and blue that’s currently discounted to $15. I think stepping up to the wireless version for $6 more is a better option, but both models are among the more stylish kids headphones available and worth checking out if you’re in the market for a set of headphones for a younger child.

While it’s true that most headphones work just fine for kids, when you’re looking for headphones for children, especially very young ones, you tend to look for more compact models that don’t cost too much. Additionally, some folks want headphones that have a volume limiter to protect their child’s hearing. Yes, you can also set volume restrictions in the settings of a smartphone or tablet, but not everybody wants to fiddle with those settings.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, April 19

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for April 19.

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.

Today’s NYT Mini Crossword looked daunting, with those extra Saturday clues the puzzle has every week. But I found the clues pretty easy, and 1-Across even put a familiar childhood song in my head. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

The Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times’ games collection. 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 at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Subject of a song that ends «Next time won’t you sing with me?»
Answer: ABCS

5A clue: Play at a loud volume
Answer: BLARE

6A clue: Totally convinced of
Answer: SOLDON

7A clue: It wrote this clue: «Virtual assistant with the gift of gab (4, 3). Let me know if you’d like any tweaks!»
Answer: CHATGPT

8A clue: Mascara targets
Answer: LASHES

9A clue: Place to make a lifelong promise
Answer: ALTAR

10A clue: Best coast for sunsets
Answer: WEST

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: The whole package, so to speak
Answer: ALLTHAT

2D clue: Honey ___, animal that «don’t care» in a meme
Answer: BADGER

3D clue: Makes smaller, as a photo
Answer: CROPS

4D clue: Like emails you can’t take back
Answer: SENT

5D clue: Acts like a braggart
Answer: BOASTS

6D clue: Rock that easily fractures
Answer: SHALE

7D clue: Grabber of stuffed animals in an arcade
Answer: CLAW

How to play more Mini Crosswords

The New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for all to play. You can play the current day’s Mini Crossword for free, but you’ll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.