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Prime Day Deal: Get Up to 50% Off Razer Gaming Must-Haves as Prime Day Ends

This Prime Day, Razer’s headsets, controllers, mice, stands, and more are at some of the best prices.

If you’ve been waiting for the right time to upgrade your gaming space, Prime Day is here for you. Among the many sales on laptops and TVs we’ve seen already, you can also find a ton of great deals on accessories as well.

With Prime Day in its final day of a four-day run, Amazon has slashed a wide array of Razer gaming products up to 50% off, and nearly everything is at least 20% off. Set your sights on these price-busters:

There are a bunch of goodies here, but let’s focus on the Razer Kishi Ultra Gaming Controller. It’s compatible with Android, the iPhone 15 and 16 Series, and the iPad Mini A17 Pro and 6. You can fit it in your pocket for gaming on the go, and Razer touts its «esports grade performance and comfort» for use with phones and the iPad mini. It’s been a bit hit with gamers — more than 700 consumers bought this controller in the past month and performance reviews are off the charts.

Or maybe you’re tempted by the BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless Xbox Gaming Headset, with a detachable mic that is so next-gen «that every shotcall sounds clear, rich, and natural,» according to Razer. It’s got a 70-hour battery life and 2.4GHz wireless connection.

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Why this deal matters

Performance is huge in gaming. How we hear, see and speak — as well as press and toggle — in the heat of battle matters. You can basically re-outfit your entire suite of gaming accessories right now for way less than you could post-Prime Day. Don’t blow this.

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for July 18, #768

Find hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for July 18, #768, which might be easy if you do yoga.

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 all over the place. If you want to solve the blue category, it helps if you know yoga. (I don’t.) Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times now 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 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: Order of things.

Green group hint: Ah, I get it.

Blue group hint: Flexible positions.

Purple group hint: Eddy Grant sang about this avenue.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Sequence.

Green group: Pick up on.

Blue group: Yoga backbends.

Purple group: Electric ____.

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 sequence. The four answers are run, series, streak and string.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is pick up on. The four answers are catch, note, see and spot.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is yoga backbends. The four answers are bridge, cobra, cow and wheel.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is electric ____. The four answers are blanket, eel, guitar and slide.

Toughest Connections puzzles

We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.

#5: Included «things you can set,» such as mood, record, table and volleyball.

#4: Included «one in a dozen,» such as egg, juror, month and rose.

#3: Included «streets on screen,» such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.

#2: Included «power ___» such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.

#1: Included «things that can run,» such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.

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Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for July 18, #1490

Here are hints and the answer for today’s Wordle for July 18, No. 1,490.

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

I thought yesterday’s Wordle puzzle was difficult — until I met today’s. I’m unsure I’ve ever heard this word before, though now, I’m glad to know it. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.

Today’s Wordle hints

Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats

Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

There are two vowels in today’s Wordle answer.

Wordle hint No. 3: First letter

Today’s Wordle answer begins with L.

Wordle hint No. 4: Animal friends

Today’s Wordle answer refers to an animal.

Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning

Today’s Wordle answer is the name of a certain big-eyed mammal.

TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER

Today’s Wordle answer is LORIS. They’re awfully cute.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle answer, July 17, No. 1489 was MODAL.

Recent Wordle answers

July 13, No. 1485: GNOME

July 14, No. 1486: UNDID

July 15, No. 1487: FOIST

July 16, No. 1488: NERVY

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, July 18

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for July 18.

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.

Kudos to today’s Mini Crossword for being both complex and clever. There are layers upon layers in the clues. It took me a few minutes to sort it all out. Need a helping hand 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 to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.