Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Friday, October 18, 2024

If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Blue category - Buying something without paying for it out of pocket right away. Purple category - A fill-in-the-blank with a mega corporation that shares a name with a South American region....

October 18, 2024 · 3 min · 432 words · Joe Espinoza

Today's NYT Strands Hints (and Answer) for Friday, October 18, 2024

For an easy way to come back to our Strands hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Strands answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the spangram and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle! Were about to give away the answers to todays Strands puzzle. What is the spangram in todays Strands?...

October 18, 2024 · 2 min · 230 words · Alicia Anderson

Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Friday, October 18, 2024

If youre looking for theWordleanswer for October 18, 2024 read on. Well share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. How to play Wordle Wordle liveshere on the New York Times website. A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight, your local time. Start by guessing a five-letter word. For more, check outour guide to playing Wordle here, andmy strategy guide here for more advanced tips. (We also have more information at the bottom of this post, after the hints and answers....

October 18, 2024 · 3 min · 464 words · Joseph Dixon

Your Halloween Party Needs a Scary Charcuterie Board

Suffice to say, I was having trouble getting hyped for Halloweenuntil scary charcuterie boards crossed my path. After getting over my initial scary clown reaction, I was inspired. There might be hope for Halloween as a food holiday. At the very least, it can be a substantial-snack holiday. The key is tohave one big, central spooky item. The other pattern I noticed is that you should probablyuse brie cheese to make that central item....

October 18, 2024 · 2 min · 249 words · Robert Johnson

Google Is Cracking Down on Ad Blockers, But Here's How You Can Fight Back

Google has gotten a bad reputation as of late for beinga bit overzealouswhen it comes to fighting ad blockers. Most recently, its been spottedautomatically turning off popular ad blocking extension uBlock Originfor some Google Chrome users. To a degree, that makes senseGoogle makes its money off ads. But withmalicious adsanddata trackersall over the internet these days, users have legitimate reasons to want to block them. Here are the best ways to keep blocking ads now that Google is cracking down on ad blockers....

October 17, 2024 · 2 min · 275 words · Daniel Gallegos

Make Spooky Halloween ‘Mummy Fingers’ in Your Air Fryer

Overlooked until now, that is. Behold: air-fried mummy fingers." The mummy theme is a thinly veiled excuse to incorporate strips of Pillsbury crescent dough into my diet. An almond manicure is the final piece, lending authenticity to your tale of excavating a tomb in Giza. How to make air fryer mummy fingers 1. Crack open a tube of crescent roll dough and unroll it onto a cutting board. Cut the dough into 1/2-inch thick strips....

October 17, 2024 · 2 min · 326 words · Brandy Hudson

Prepare Now so the End of Daylight Saving Time Is Less Jarring

Heres how to be a little more prepared. So in November we change from daylight time to standard time. Specifically, daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2023. Thats when the clocks fall back. (In the spring, they “spring forward,” get it?) If youre changing your clocks manually, 2 a.m. becomes 1 a.m. These days, Im more likely to use the time change as an assist to my morning routine....

October 17, 2024 · 1 min · 191 words · Courtney Ford

The Best Ways to Free Up Space on Your iCloud Drive

It’s easy to run out of iCloud storage space. Go toSettings>iCloud>Manage Storage. You’ll see a chart up top, and then a breakdown of whats using up your storage space. Disabling apps that you dont want to upload to iCloud will help you save some space. Only do that if you already have another backup plan, though. On your iPhone, go toSettings>General>Messagesand scroll down to theDocumentssection. This will remove them from iCloud Storage too....

October 17, 2024 · 1 min · 208 words · Cynthia Brown

The Best Ways to Keep Your Drafty House Warm in the Winter

Criticize modern homes for being charmless copy-and-paste jobs all you want, but they are airtight and warm. Heres how to heat it up efficiently without breaking the bank. Let’s talk space heaters. But if you want to heat up a whole room, you oughta think bigger. I’ve always had good luck with larger Lasko models,like this one. Look for something portable and check that it’s powerful enough to warm up a larger space....

October 17, 2024 · 1 min · 144 words · John Mccarthy

The SwitchBot Smart Lock Pro Is the Most Renter-Friendly Smart Lock I've Ever Used

The installation itself took me about seven minutes. As I said, I got to keep my existing lock hardware and keys. All I needed to do to start was remove the lock faceplate from inside my home. Once I took the faceplate off, I screwed in the lock bracket. Then I got to choose from three different adapter bolts to match my existing lock hardware cylinders. The keypad has a code, fingerprint, and key card option to unlock the SwitchBot Smart Lock Pro....

October 17, 2024 · 2 min · 217 words · Erica Smith

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Thursday, October 17, 2024

If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Green category - What you might do with a question or a request. Blue category - Seen on the screen, but in the singular....

October 17, 2024 · 2 min · 403 words · Diana Cohen

Today's NYT Strands Hints (and Answer) for Thursday, October 17, 2024

For an easy way to come back to our Strands hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Strands answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the spangram and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle! Were about to give away the answers to todays Strands puzzle. What is the spangram in todays Strands?...

October 17, 2024 · 2 min · 251 words · Sarah Robbins

Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Thursday, October 17, 2024

If youre looking for theWordleanswer for October 17, 2024 read on. Well share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. How to play Wordle Wordle liveshere on the New York Times website. A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight, your local time. Start by guessing a five-letter word. For more, check outour guide to playing Wordle here, andmy strategy guide here for more advanced tips. (We also have more information at the bottom of this post, after the hints and answers....

October 17, 2024 · 3 min · 463 words · Richard Solis