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A Duolingo Anime Series Is Coming to YouTube

You can watch the short-form show from the language app next week.

Ever wonder what passions the Duolingo owl has outside of the language learning app? It seems acting is a calling for the green-feathered mascot.

Duolingo is launching a new short-form anime series that provides a new backstory for Duo — the lime-colored bird — and his pals, according to a news release from Duolingo. The series, 最後の決戦 (The Final Test), consists of five 60-second episodes, which will all hit Duolingo’s YouTube channel on Monday, Oct. 13.

The anime series lines up with the launch of updated Duolingo Japanese courses, and all the show’s voice acting will be in Japanese. Subtitles will be available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean and Thai.

According to the release, the show focuses on the early days of Duo and the team, who «must navigate different challenges to keep their streak — and one another — alive.» Duolingo produced the series in partnership with the animation studio Titmouse.

Duolingo offers lessons in more than 40 languages and is among the language learning apps CNET recommends. You can also learn math, music and chess using the popular app.

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Nov. 16, #419

This is a fun one with quite a few logos in the grid. Southerners, the green category should be pretty easy for you.

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 is a fun one with quite a few logos in the grid. Southerners, the green category should be pretty easy for you. If you’re struggling 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 show up in the NYT Games app but appears 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: Let’s work out!

Green group hint: Tarheel State.

Blue group hint: On your mark, get set, go!

Purple group hint: Look for the orange ball.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: At-home exercise equipment.

Green group: North Carolina teams.

Blue group: Settings for races.

Purple group: Teams with a basketball in their logo.

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 at-home exercise equipment. The four answers are bike, jump rope, treadmill and yoga mat.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is North Carolina teams. The four answers are Hornets, Hurricanes, Panthers and Wake Forest.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is settings for races. The four answers are circuit, swimming pool, track and velodrome.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is teams with a basketball in their logo. The four answers are 76ers, Heat, Knicks and Suns.

Toughest Connections: Sports Edition categories

The Connections: Sports Edition puzzle can be tough, but it really depends on which sports you know the most about. My husband aces anything having to do with Formula 1, my best friend is a hockey buff, and I can answer any question about Minnesota teams.

That said, it’s hard to pick the toughest Connections categories, but here are some I found exceptionally mind-blowing recently.

#1: Series A Clubs, Jan. 11. Answers: Atalanta, Juventus, Lazio, Roma.

#2: WNBA MVPs, Jan. 21. Answers: Catchings, Delle Donne, Fowles and Stewart.

#3: Premier League team nicknames, Jan. 17. Answers: Bees, Cherries, Foxes and Hammers.

#4: Homophones of NBA player names, Jan. 26. Answers: Barns, Connect, Heart and Hero.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, Nov. 16

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Nov. 16.

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? For me, 7-Across was a bit of a stumper, but I eventually solved it. 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: Cars that stop at Supercharger stations
Answer: TESLAS

7A clue: What «e-» can mean
Answer: ONLINE

8A clue: Words that might begin the name of a quaint English inn
Answer: YEOLDE

9A clue: What «E» can mean
Answer: EMPTY

10A clue: Easter egg colorings
Answer: DYES

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Messed (with)
Answer: TOYED

2D clue: Ally’s opposite
Answer: ENEMY

3D clue: What «m» stands for in the equation «y = mx + b»
Answer: SLOPE

4D clue: Musical cadences of speech
Answer: LILTS

5D clue: Samberg of «Brooklyn Nine-Nine»
Answer: ANDY

6D clue: «___ what I did there?»
Answer: SEE

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Nov. 16, #889

Here are some hints — and the answers — for the NYT Connections puzzle for Nov. 16, #889.

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 a fun one. As a pop-culture junkie and game lover, I enjoyed the purple category. If you need help sorting the answers into groups, you’re in the right place. 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 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: Different strokes for different folks.

Green group hint: Ho-hum.

Blue group hint: Flags often qualify.

Purple group hint: Do not pass Go.