NYT ‘Connections’ Hints and Answers Today, Thursday, May 22

NYT 'Connections' Hints and Answers Today, Thursday, May 22

Spoilers ahead! We've warned you. We mean it. Read no further until youreallywant some clues or you've completely given up and want the answers ASAP. Get ready for all of today'sNYT 'Connections' hints and answers for #711 on Thursday, May 22, 2025. If you've been having trouble with any of theconnections or wordsin Thursday's puzzle, you're not alone and these hints should definitely help you out. Plus, I'll reveal the answers further down.Related:The 26 Funniest NYT Connections Game Memes You'll Appreciate if You Do This Daily Word Puzzle 1. You have to read these carefully before agreeing to anything.2. Similar complexions.3. Famous U.S. landmarks in one location.4. They speak in complex, confusing sentences (but they always have a meaning). Related:300 Trivia Questions and Answers to Jumpstart Your Fun Game NightReady for the answers? Scroll below this image (the image that represents your very appreciatedpatience!). 1.FINE PRINT:ASTERISK, CATCH, CONDITION, STRINGS2.CHARACTERS WITH GREEN SKIN:ELPHABA, GRINCH, HULK, SHREK3.FEATURES OF THE NATIONAL MALL IN D.C.:CAPITOL, MALL, OBELISK, POOL4.FAMOUS RIDDLE-GIVERS:BRIDGE TROLL, MAD HATTER, RIDDLER, SPHINXHow'd you do?Up Next:-15 Fun Games Like Connections to Play Every Day-Hints, Clues and Answers to the NYT's 'Mini Crossword' PuzzleDid You Miss a Few Days?Let's Catch You Up With Recent Connections Answers

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NYT ‘Connections’ Hints and Answers Today, Thursday, May 22

NYT 'Connections' Hints and Answers Today, Thursday, May 22 Spoilers ahead! We've warned you. We mean it. Read no further until ...

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Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for Thursday, May 22

Today's NYT 'Strands' Hints, Spangram and Answers for Thursday, May 22

Move over, Wordle,Connectionsand Mini Crossword—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times's recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity fans can find on the NYT website and app.With daily themes and "spangrams" to discover, this is the latest addicting game to cross off your to-do list before a new one pops up 24 hours later.We'll cover exactly how to play Strands, hints for today's spangram and all of the answers for Strands #445 on Thursday, May 22.Related:16 Games Like Wordle To Give You Your Word Game Fix More Than Once Every 24 Hours According to the New York Times, here's exactly how to play Strands: Find theme words to fill the board. Theme words stay highlighted in blue when found. Drag or tap letters to create words. If tapping, double tap the last letter to submit. Theme words fill the board entirely. No theme words overlap. Find the "spangram." The spangram describes the puzzle's theme and touches two opposite sides of the board. It may be two words. The spangram highlights in yellow when found. An example spangram with corresponding theme words: PEAR, FRUIT, BANANA, APPLE, etc. Need a hint? Find non-theme words to get hints. For every 3 non-theme words you find, you earn a hint. Hints show the letters of a theme word. If there is already an active hint on the board, a hint will show that word's letter order. Related:300 Trivia Questions and Answers to Jumpstart Your Fun Game Night Today's Strands game is related to ensuring the safety of someone or something. Warning: Spoilers ahead!In today's puzzle, there are six theme words to find (including the spangram). Here are the first two letters for each word: ST GU PR CU TR TA (SPANGRAM) Today's spangram is mostly vertical (up and down).Related:The 26 Funniest NYT Connections Game Memes You'll Appreciate if You Do This Daily Word Puzzle Today's spangram answer on Thursday, May 22, 2025, is TAKE CARE. STEWARD GUARDIAN PROTECTOR CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE Up Next: Related: 15 Fun Games Like Connections to Play Every Day

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May 22, 2025

Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for Thursday, May 22

Today's NYT 'Strands' Hints, Spangram and Answers for Thursday, May 22 Move over, Wordle,Connectionsand Mini Crossword—there...

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'Chicago PD' Fans Are 'Pissed' After Season 12 Finale: 'We Deserved Better'

'Chicago PD' Fans Are 'Pissed' After Season 12 Finale: 'We Deserved Better'

It was supposed to be the happiest day ofChicago PDfans' lives—a moment 12 seasons in the making—but following the season finale, they were left feeling frustrated and disappointed. Leading up toChicago PDSeason 12 Episode 22, titled "Vows," Kim Burgess (Marina Squerciati) and Adam Ruzek's (Patrick John Flueger's) wedding was heavily teased, and though fans knew that it wouldn't take up the full episode as Intelligence still had tobring Reid (Shawn Hatosy) downand get their revenge after he got the unit suspended for "misconduct" and attempted to destroy their careers, they still had high expectations. After all, it was going to be one of the "happier" episodes ofChicago PD, considering there's never been a proper wedding on the police procedural. And then, after Squerciati and Flueger spent so much timehyping fans for the big moment, the vows were cut off, with the showrunner,Gwen Sigan, explaining toTV Linethat they were "difficult to fit in," but that "Ruzek and Burgess have exactly what they would want," which, as you can imagine, didn't sit well with viewers. "Difficult to fit in?!" 😒 "…I think we managed it… Ruzek and Burgess have exactly what they would want." 😒 1. No you didn't. Don't speak for the fans. 2. No TF they didn't. Paddy and Marina deserve better and so do we.#BurzekWedding#ChicagoPD#OneChicagohttps://t.co/25GX4ffXw6 — Chicago PD Fans (@ChicagoPDFans)May 22, 2025 The Chi-Hards took to social media to express their disappointment, withone adding a photoof a kiss between the bride and groom that did not appear on screen, noting, "is this why marina gave us so many pics bc she knew we wouldn't even see it happen?!?! WHAT ABOUT THIS MOMENT ARE YOU KIDDING ME#ChicagoPD" Another remainedoptimistic, stating, "I'm HAPPY but alittle PISSED," as asecond noted, "I'm so so so mad they deserved better and we deserved better." "these scenes were stolen from us for showing VOIGHT???? that's nasty stop playing with us#ChicagoPD"another declared, referring to the camera panning to Voight (Jason Beghe) and Nina Chapman (Sara Bues), who was emotional after piecing together that Voight "sanctioned" Reid's death, stating, "That's not who you are. I know you. You told me you believed there could be more," to which Voight coldly replied, "I don't get more." The disappointment kept flowing, withbold commentssuch as"girl we had TWELVE YEARS OF MATERIAL .. FOR THAT" and "You know what? SCREW YOU, CHICAGO P.D.! You make this big deal about the#Burzekwedding, and then you STILL screw over the characters and the fandom, and they still don't even get their moment! WTF WAS THAT?!" The beloved TV couple may have gotten their happy ending at last, but it's safe to say, you do not want to cross Burzek fans. Chicago PDreturns for season 13 this fall on NBC. Related: 'Chicago Med' Fans Express Shock After Season 10 Finale Cliffhanger

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May 22, 2025

'Chicago PD' Fans Are 'Pissed' After Season 12 Finale: 'We Deserved Better'

'Chicago PD' Fans Are 'Pissed' After Season 12 Finale: 'We Deserved Better' It was supposed to be the happiest day o...

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SAG-AFTRA Sues Popular Video Game Over James Earl Jones A.I. Performance

SAG-AFTRA Sues Popular Video Game Over James Earl Jones A.I. Performance

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has officially launched a lawsuit alleging unfair labor charges towards popular video game developers, Llama Productions. Llama, who are perhaps best known for their work on the hit gaming franchiseFortnite, has recently featured an A.I. recreation of James Earl Jones' immortalStar Warsvillain, Darth Vader, in their latest expansion. The A.I.-generated recreation of Jones' voice was added toFortnitewith the express permission of the actor's estate. According to SAG-AFTRA's charges, however, Llama Productions had failed to notify the actors' union of the A.I.-powered performance without proper notice, as reported byAP News. In awritten statementfrom the organization, SAG-AFRTA cited their particular issues with Llama's recreation of Jones' iconic villain, including the fact that the A.I.-generated performance takes potential work away from a willing voice actor. "We celebrate the right of our members and their estates to control the use of their digital replicas and welcome the use of new technologies to allow new generations to share in the enjoyment of those legacies and renowned roles," the statement reads. "However, we must protect our right to bargain terms and conditions around uses of voice that replace the work of our members, including those who previously did the work of matching Darth Vader's iconic rhythm and tone in video games." Jones -- who passed away last September at the age of 93 -- remains one of the key prominent actors who gave formal permission to prospective studios (such as Disney) to use A.I.-backed recreations of his voice in any future media. In SAG-AFTRA's eyes, however, this decision could hamper the potential for working actors hoping to play the role of Jones' most notable characters, potentially upending the larger entertainment industry as a result. "Fortnite's signatory company, Llama Productions, chose to replace the work of human performers with A.I. technology," the organization wrote. "Unfortunately, they did so without providing any notice of their intent to do this and without bargaining with us over appropriate terms. As such, we have filed an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB against Llama Production."

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May 22, 2025

SAG-AFTRA Sues Popular Video Game Over James Earl Jones A.I. Performance

SAG-AFTRA Sues Popular Video Game Over James Earl Jones A.I. Performance The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio...

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‘The Whole World Is Crumbling’: Paul Telfer Opens Up About Xander and Sarah’s Breaking Point on 'Days of Our Lives'

'The Whole World Is Crumbling': Paul Telfer Opens Up About Xander and Sarah's Breaking Point on 'Days of Our Lives'

It's been a horrible week forDays of Our Livescharacter Xander Kirakis (Paul Telfer). The business mogul started off the week confronting his half-brother over the life-changing secret he was keeping, only for things to go from bad to worse when he realized his wife knew the truth and kept quiet. Now Telfer, Xander's portrayer, reflects on the latest story developments and questions whether Xander can move forward with Sarah. On screen Xander's half-brother Philip (John-Paul Lavoisier) returned to town and with the help of his pseudo-mother Vivian (Louise Sorel), the two falsified a letter from their late father Victor (John Aniston) claiming that he wanted Philip to run Titan alongside Xander. Philip manipulated his way back into the company, but after months of secrecy the secret was finally exposed. Xander initially tried to handle matters quietly, but after being told that due to on-going business deals, it would be a bad look for the company to remove Philip at this point in time. Xander tries to work along side his scheming half-brother, but is unable to do so for long, and eventually takes matters into his own hands and in Philips hotel room beats his brother up. Philip battered and bruised loses consciousness and needs medical attention, but not before uttering that Xander's wife Sarah (Linsey Godfrey) knew Philip's scheme and instead of telling Xander, decided to keep Philips secret. Now Xander has confronted Sarah over this secret, but is it too little too late? Telfer spoke withSoap Opera Digestabout the current storyline. Discussing the confrontation scenes between Xander and Sarah, Telfer said, "The scenes allowed Sarah to have more strength and more weaponry, I guess, in the argument. She's not wrong. She did a bad thing and she was wrong to do it, but her motivations made total sense if you look at it on paper and look at Xander's behavior over the years. But it becomes this thing of, "Is this entire love story untenable? Can it actually continue?" It's super heart-wrenching, the way it plays out. The fact that it happens at the same time as all this other high-stress stuff is going on in Xander and Sarah's life just heightens it even more. It's like the whole world is crumbling around them. The ground is literally disintegrating beneath their feet, and it's just awful." Telfer explained how Xander feels now stating, "Now there's not just the rage and the anger at the betrayal, but there's also this terror of loss. It's like, "Wait a minute. Nothing's changed. You still don't trust me. You still don't believe that I won't fly off the handle and try and kill everybody. You still think I'm a danger to our daughter." Sarah and Xander have been together for all this time, and it's been, from his perspective, wonderful. So it's not just the anger, but it's the awfulness of potentially losing all of that." Examining his frame of mind, Telfer shared, Xander "is like, "How can I be with this woman? What's the point anymore, if I do everything aboveboard and I'm honest and good, but then she's dishonest in order to, what, force me to continue to be the way I've become?" It's so sad. Xander's feeling this mixture of sadness and rage and deep tragic loss." Telfer previously went to social media to address fans concerns about the recent story developments. Telfer said, ""Totally understand that - esp for fans that enjoy Xander/#Xarahas one of their main reasons for watching Obviously I won't go into spoilers, but i will say that this "destruction" is quite different from prior ones - and I feel that there are unaddressed issues. Relating to Xander's character and past behavior that need to be properly explored and dramatized before he can achieve the kind of stability and happiness he keeps saying he wants. So I remain hopeful he'll get there one day…" Days of Our Lives streams weekdays on Peacock.

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May 22, 2025

‘The Whole World Is Crumbling’: Paul Telfer Opens Up About Xander and Sarah’s Breaking Point on 'Days of Our Lives'

'The Whole World Is Crumbling': Paul Telfer Opens Up About Xander and Sarah's Breaking Point on 'Days of Our Lives' It...

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