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If you've been having trouble with any of the connections or words in Thursday's puzzle, you're not alone, and these hints should definitely help you out. Plus, I'll reveal the answers further down.

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Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. By New York Times Games Hello, fellow word lovers. Welcome to Strands Sidekick. Our goal here is to help you solve ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

What if the tool you’ve been waiting for could not only catch errors in your Python code instantly but also handle millions of lines with lightning speed? Enter Pyrefly, Meta’s latest innovation in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about TV shows, movies, video games, entertainment & culture. On Thursday, the New York Times revealed a new update to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. We are done with the Halloween Connections, but we ...