Need the answers for the New York Times Connections puzzle? To me, Wordle is more of a vocabulary test, but Connections is more of a brainteaser. You're given 16 words and asked to put them into four groups that are somehow connected. Sometimes they're obvious, but game editor Wyna Liu knows how to trick you by using words that can fit into more than one group. Read on for today's Connections hints and answers.

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 18 #434

As the great Mitch Hedberg once said of making baked potatoes in an oven "Sometimes I'll just throw one in there even if I don't want one. By the time it's ready...who knows?" Baked potatoes do take upwards of an hour to cook through in a conventional oven, but with a microwave and an air fryer, you can have the best baked potato of your life in under 15.

How to Make the Best Baked Potato of Your Life in 12 Minutes

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TCL TVs continue to proliferate the consumer tech marketplace and can be found just about anywhere sets are sold. As a matter of fact, one of the most popular TCL destinations is Walmart, and we found a great discount on a TCL set while looking through daily Walmart deals. Right now, you’ll be able to purchase the TCL 43-inch Q651G Series for $248. Normally, this model sells for $500 brand-new. This also happens to be a QLED TV, which means you can expect a bright and colorful picture. We’re not sure how long this markdown is going to last, so past TV deals have taught us that now is always the best time to buy!

This 43-inch QLED from TCL is 50% off at Walmart — down to $248

The last couple of weeks of August are going to be a doozy for astronomy fans. Saturn and the moon are meeting up Tuesday night, a planet parade is due on Aug. 23, and there will be a meteor shower right at the end of the month. The show starts Monday, however, as the Aug. 19 full moon will be a rare seasonal blue moon that is also a supermoon.

Monday's Full Moon Is a Rare Super Blue Moon: Here's How to See It

Google is denying online reports that it is ending the Fitbit brand, and a representative says that the company has new Fitbit-branded products in the pipeline. A spokesperson for Google, which purchased Fitbit in 2019, told CNET in an email, "We are very committed to Fitbit, and even more importantly to the customers that use and depend on those products and technology."

Fitbit Smartwatches Are Taking Their Last Steps, but Google Says the Brand Will Continue

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[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

A sophisticated disinformation effort has employed Microsoft Azure and Google Search services to propagate malware and false narratives. According to Bleeping Computer, the operation uses numerous Azure and OVH cloud subdomains and manipulates Google Search notifications to lead users to harmful websites. Manipulated Search Results Trigger Notifications. Android users have...

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It's been eight years since former TV child star Sawyer Sweeten, best known from Everybody Loves Raymond, died tragically by suicide at only 19 years old. Sawyer Sweeten, his twin brother Sullivan Sweeten, and their older sister Madylin, played Ray Romano's TV children on Everybody Loves Raymond, the Emmy-winning sitcom that originally aired on CBS 1996 to 2005.

The Tragic Suicide of Former TV Child Star Sawyer Sweeten ('Everybody Loves Raymond'): 9 Years Later

You may be eligible for a $2,500 cash settlement payout, if in the last six years you've used the Cash App mobile payment service to send or receive money. A proposed class action lawsuit settlement for $15 million claims Cash App and its parent company, Block, failed to take proper care to prevent unauthorized access to user accounts.

Cash App Customers Can Claim a $2,500 Payout. How to Submit a Settlement Claim

If you need to keep an eye on the most important parts of your home, a new home security camera or video doorbell is the perfect solution. You can install a wireless model like the Google Nest Cam just about anywhere -- but that doesn't mean you should. Putting one of these popular devices in the wrong place will cause nothing but trouble, and it's not always obvious which spots are the worst.

Make Sure You Don't Install Your Home Security Cam in These 7 Spots

Have you ever wanted to get to your iPhone's Control Center or Notification Center without swiping down from the top of your screen? Or instantly activate Shazam to identify a song before it changes? What if there was a way to turn on your camera or flashlight without touching or even looking at your screen?

The Back of Your iPhone Has a Secret Button -- Here's Everything It Can Do

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

It was one of the 1990s' most celebrated TV dramas, but Homicide: Life on the Street has spent much of the 21st century streaming era in purgatory, unavailable to watch on demand due to licensing issues. That's now set to change, with all seven seasons of the multi-Emmy Award winning...

'Homicide: Life on the Street' Arrives on Streaming: How to Watch Every Season

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Over the years, CNET's sleep experts have slept on hundreds of beds from dozens of mattress brands. Here are our favorite mattress brands to test and review.

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Florida’s buffet lovers are in for a shocker as the popular Royal Sushi Buffet & Hibachi in Port Richey has been temporarily shut down following a state inspection. This isn’t the first time the eatery has faced such trouble, but the recent closure has sparked quite a buzz among its loyal patrons and food enthusiasts alike.

Live roaches, flying objects in the kitchen and soiled shelves- Buffet closed again in Florida

Our lives take a toll on our eyes. Whether it's staring at a screen for work or spending the summer under the sun, your daily activities could be increasing your risk for eyestrain and vision problems. And that gets truer as we get older. Aging vision means changing vision, and...

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There are plenty of reasons why you might delete messages from your iPhone: they're sensitive, they're spam, you need to free up space, or you simply want to avoid clutter. Plus, who needs a digital archive of pizza discount codes and verification PINs? But if, during this cleanup, you accidentally delete a message you didn't intend to, don't panic. There are a couple of ways to retrieve deleted text messages from your iPhone without much hassle.

How To Recover Deleted Text Messages On Your iPhone

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Today's Wordle Hint for Aug. 19, #1157 Is to Think Double Letters

I've been playing New York Times Wordle game for a long time, but I still forget that letters can be used more than once. That might...

Today's Wordle Hint for Aug. 19, #1157 Is to Think Double Letters

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