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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Jan. 21, #955

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 21 #955

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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has some fun categories. I especially liked the purple group, which made me think of the tribute I wrote when Adam West died back in 2017. RIP, Bright Knight. 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 throw that out!

Green group hint: Zzzzz…

Blue group hint: Eyes on your own paper.

Purple group hint: Caped Crusader’s items.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Items to recycle.

Green group: Bedding.

Blue group: Plagiarize.

Purple group: Batman’s «Bat» things.

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 items to recycle. The four answers are bottle, can, cardboard box and newspaper.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is bedding. The four answers are blanket, sham, sheet and throw.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is plagiarize. The four answers are copy, crib, lift and pirate.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is Batman’s «Bat» things. The four answers are cave, mobile, signal and suit.


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Bye Bye, Booms: Jabra’s New Evolve3 Headsets Drop the Mic

In an effort to make its professional-grade Evolve3 85 and Evolve3 75 more consumer-friendly, Jabra has designed them to look like standard headphones.

In the past, Jabra marketed its Evolve headsets more toward businesses rather than consumers. But as more people have shifted to hybrid or work-from-home environments, the professional-grade headset market’s dynamics have shifted to the point where the Danish brand made a major design decision for its new Evolve3 85 ($649) and Evolve3 75 ($463) headsets: it left off the boom microphone and designed the new models to look like your typical premium over-ear and on-ear headphones.

Scheduled to ship on March 1, the two models offer nearly identical specs and performance, but the Evolve3 85 has larger ear cups and is an over-ear model, while the Evolve 3 75 is an on-ear model (the Evolve3 85 also has slightly better battery life).

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While there’s no flexible boom microphone to bring the mic close to your mouth, according to Jabra, the new models are able to pick up your voice clearly while dramatically reducing background noise thanks to its ClearVoice system that combines «deep neural network technology and Jabra’s multi-mic algorithms.»

Along with streamlined designs and comfortable fits, Jabra promises that the headsets are good for everyday use as headphones that sound good for music listening and movie watching. They feature active noise canceling and come with either a USB-C or USB-A Bluetooth dongle for computer use. 

Battery life seems impressively strong, and Jabra is touting the ability to replace the headsets’ batteries and ear pads to extend the headsets’ lifespans. That’s a plus considering both headsets are rather expensive, exceeding the price points of such premium noise-canceling headphones as the Sony WH-1000XM6 and second-gen Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones

I’ll have full hands-on reviews of the headsets closer to their March 1 availability date. For now, here’s a quick look at some of their key specs.  

Jabra Evolve3 85 and Evolve3 75 key features:

  • Boomless design with Jabra ClearVoice, powered by DNN technology for professional-grade voice clarity
  • Adaptive active noise cancellation that adjusts in real-time to the environment
  • Spatial Sound for more natural and less fatiguing call experiences
  • Fast-charge support that delivers up to 10 hours of power in just 10 minutes by cable
  • Wireless charging 
  • Voice input for accurate access to AI workflows and tools
  • Tuned for high-fidelity music with the LC3 audio codec (SBC and AAC codecs are also supported)
  • Certified for leading virtual meeting platforms (UC-certified variants)
  • Secure Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity with prepaired adapter included
  • Centralized device management through Jabra Plus Management (for enterprises)
  • Customization and control via the Jabra Plus mobile and desktop app (later in 2026)
  • Replaceable batteries to extend product life
  • Jabra Evolve3 85 battery life: Up to 25 hours of call time or 120 hours of listening to entertainment (with ANC/busylight off) and 10-minute fast charge for 10 hours of use
  • Jabra Evolve3 75 battery life: Up to 22 hours of call time or 110 hours of listening to entertainment (with ANC/busylight off) and a 10-minute fast charge for 10 hours of use
  • Price: Evolve3 85 $649; Evolve3 75 $463
  • Availability: Black versions of both headsets will be available from March 1, while the warm gray color will be available from April
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How You Can Print PDFs, Websites or Any Document Using Your iPhone

Your iPhone can connect to most printers, just like a computer, and with a few taps, it can print out the documents you need.

Even though we live in a digital world where you can view and even sign off on important documents using your iPhone, there are still times when it’s best to use a printer. Be it shipping labels, luggage tags or a hard copy of an important document, sometimes it’s necessary to get these onto paper. 

Fortunately, it’s pretty easy to print a PDF from your iPhone, as long as you have access to a wireless or AirPrint-compatible printer. Most popular printer models are already AirPrint-capable, but if you want to make sure your printer is compatible, you can look it up on Apple’s support page. And even if you have an older printer that doesn’t support AirPrint, you might still be able to use your iPhone to print just like you would with a computer. 

Here, we’ll guide you through how to print from a web page or email. If you just want to save a document as a PDF to share or print later, we’ll walk you through that step as well.

Printing from a web page or the Files app

When printing a document viewed inside your Files app or from a web page, the steps are largely the same. First, open the PDF or web page you would like to print. On Safari, tap the triple-dot icon on the right, next to the URL bar, then tap Share. On Google Chrome, you’d tap the Share icon — it looks like a square with an arrow pointing up — to the right of the URL bar instead. And in the Files app, tap the Share icon after opening the document. The Share menu will pop up. Scroll down, and you’ll see the Print option. 

Select Print to open the Printer Options menu. You should then be able to select your printer, choose your printer settings and then print the page out by hitting the printer icon on the top right. 

Printing from email

Open up the email you’d like to print. If you’re using Apple Mail, you would then select the Reply button (the curved arrow icon) and scroll all the way down to select Print. If you’re using Gmail instead, you’d tap the three dots icon on the upper right corner and then select the Print all option. 

Saving a web page or email as a PDF

Be it a web page or email, you can choose to save the document as a PDF instead of printing it. When you’re on the Printer Options page, instead of hitting the printer icon, you would select the Share icon next to it. After that, simply select Save to Files to save the web page or email as a PDF. If you want to retrieve that saved PDF, just launch the Files app, and you should see it there. 

In the event your printer doesn’t include AirPrint, you might still be able to print a PDF from your iPhone. HP, Canon and other printer companies offer their own iOS apps that can assist in sending documents to printers that do not support AirPrint. While many of the above steps will be similar, you’ll want to follow the instructions provided by the manufacturer where they diverge. For instance, for printers set up with the HP app, you’ll tap the Share icon and then tap Print with the HP app in order to send a document to the printer.

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iPhone Users Can Pick Up This Anker MagSafe Charger for a Record-Low $15

Anker makes some of the best wireless chargers on the market, and they’re even better at 50% off.

It never hurts to have a few extra chargers around the house. And if you’re an iPhone user, you’re in luck. Right now, you can pick up a sleek and convenient wireless one for half the usual price. Amazon just knocked this Anker MagSafe charging pad down to $15, which matches its all-time low. Just be sure to get your order in soon, as this deal could expire at any time.

This wireless MagSafe charger snaps to the back of your iPhone and supports 15-watt fast charging. That means it can juice your phone up to 20% in around 15 minutes. Plus, it’s even got a built-in temperature monitor to help prevent overheating. Just note that this charging pad is only compatible with MagSafe iPhones (Series 12 or newer), as well as select Apple AirPods. It comes with a 5-foot USB-C cable, but you’ll also need a 25-watt wall adapter for optimal charging. You can pick one up for just $10 if you don’t have one already.

Why this deal matters

Anker makes some of the absolute best wireless chargers and MagSafe accessories on the market right now. So any chance to grab some of its tech for a record-low price is a serious bargain.

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