​Searching for the latest Strands solution? Visit this link for daily Strands hints, plus answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections, and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today’s NYT Strands puzzle might prove challenging. I hope you know your animals! One of them is an animal I’d never heard of before. Some answers are tough to unscramble, so keep reading for hints and solutions. I explain the Strands rules in detail here. For today’s Wordle, Connections, and Mini Crossword answers, check out CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page. Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far. Today’s Strands puzzle clue. The Strands theme for today is: Pouch perfect. If that doesn’t work for you, here’s a hint: It’s helpful to be Australian.. Clue words to unlock in-game hints.  

​Searching for the latest Connections answers? Click for today’s Connections hints, plus 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 pretty challenging. The purple category is particularly challenging—you’re seeking words that all begin with a synonym for terms that can share the same meaning. Continue reading for hints and today’s Connections solutions. The Times offers a Connections Bot, similar to the Wordle one. After playing, go there to get a numeric score and have the program analyze your answers. Registered Times Games players can now track their stats in detail, such as puzzles solved, win percentage, perfect score achievements, and current win streak. Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time. Clues for today’s Connections categories. Here are four hints for today’s Connections puzzle groupings, ordered from the simplest yellow group to the trickiest (and often odd) purple one. Yellow: Physics class. Green: Elementary, my dear Watson. Blue: Whee!.  

​Searching for the latest Mini Crossword solution? Click for today’s Mini Crossword hints, plus our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections, and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Happy Easter! Looking for assistance with today’s Mini Crossword? Today feels a bit seasonal, featuring holiday-themed clues. Keep reading for all the answers. For daily solving hints and guidance, check out our Mini Crossword tips. If you’re seeking today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition, and Strands answers, head to CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page. Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword. Here are the clues and answers for the Mini Crossword. The solved NYT Mini Crossword for April 5, 2026. Screenshot courtesy of CNET from the New York Times.  

​Seeking the latest regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, plus our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, and Strands puzzles. Today’s Connections: Sports Edition includes a fun yet challenging word scramble in the purple category. If you’re having trouble with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, keep reading for hints and answers. Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It isn’t available in the NYT Games app, but it is in The Athletic’s app. Alternatively, you can play it for free online. Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Exits Beta. Clues for today’s Connections: Sports Edition categories. 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: Near the field of play. Green group hint: Caw! Caw! Blue group hint: Signal-callers. Purple group hint: Mixed-up hoops. Today’s Connections: Sports Edition group answers.  

​The screen of her tablet lights up Mission Specialist Christina Koch’s face within the darkened Orion spacecraft. The lights had been turned off to avoid glare on the windows. Astronaut Jeremy Hansen (on the right) is peering out one of the spacecraft’s windows. Screenshot by CNET / NASA. NASA’s landmark Artemis II mission reaches its fourth day. On Friday evening, the Orion spacecraft and its crew arrived at the midpoint between Earth and the moon. The mission is set to arrive at the moon on Monday for a scheduled flyby, which will also set the astronauts on course for their return to Earth. As they travel each minute, the astronauts move farther from Earth, with the moon appearing larger in the spacecraft’s windows. “We can see the moon out of the docking hatch right now.”