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Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue.

Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.

Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you covered! Below are piecemeal answers that will serve as hints so that you can find your way through each difficulty level.

How to play Pips

If you've ever played dominoes, you'll have a passing familiarity for how Pips is played. As we've shared in our previous hints stories for Pips, the tiles, like dominoes, are placed vertically or horizontally and connect with each other. The main difference between a traditional game of dominoes and Pips is the color-coded conditions you have to address. The touching tiles don't necessarily have to match.

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The conditions you have to meet are specific to the color-coded spaces. For example, if it provides a single number, every side of a tile in that space must add up to the number provided. It is possible – and common – for only half a tile to be within a color-coded space.

Here are common examples you'll run into across the difficulty levels:

• Number: All the pips in this space must add up to the number.

• Equal: Every domino half in this space must be the same number of pips.

• Not Equal: Every domino half in this space must have a completely different number of pips.

• Less than: Every domino half in this space must add up to less than the number.

• Greater than: Every domino half in this space must add up to more than the number.

If an area does not have any color coding, it means there are no conditions on the portions of dominoes within those spaces.

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Number (0): Everything in this space must add to 0. The answer is 0-2, placed horizontally.

Number (0): Everything in this space must add to 0. The answer is 0-5, placed horizontally.

Equal (2): Everything in this space must be equal to 2. The answer is 0-2, placed horizontally; 2-3, placed horizontally; 2-2, placed horizontally.

Medium difficulty hints, answers for Nov. 3 Pips

Number (10): Everything in this space must add to 10. The answer is 3-5, placed horizontally; 4-1, placed vertically; 3-1, placed vertically.

Number (5): Everything in this red space must add to 5. The answer is 5-5, placed vertically; 0-0, placed vertically.

Number (5): Everything in this light blue space must add to 5. The answer is 5-1, placed vertically; 0-0, placed vertically.

Number (5): Everything in this orange space must add to 5. The answer is 4-1, placed vertically; 3-1, placed vertically; 5-1, placed vertically; 1-1, placed horizontally.

Hard difficulty hints, answers for Nov. 3 Pips

Number (1): Everything in this space must add to 1. The answer is 1-1, placed horizontally.

Number (4): Everything in this space must add to 4. The answer is 4-4, placed vertically.

Number (2): Everything in this space must add to 2. The answer is 2-2, placed horizontally.

Number (3): Everything in this space must add to 3. The answer is 3-3 is placed horizontally.

Less Than (3): Everything in this space must be less than 3. The answer is 2-5, placed horizontally.

Less Than (2): Everything in this space must be less than 2. The answer is 1-0, placed horizontally.

Less Than (1): Everything in this space must be less than 1. The answer is 1-0, placed horizontally.

Not Equal: Everything in this space must be different. The answer is 1-1, placed horizontally; 6-5, placed horizontally; 4-4, placed vertically; 2-2, placed horizontally; 3-3, placed horizontally.

Greater Than (16): Everything in this space must be greater than 16. The answer is 6-5, placed horizontally; 2-5, placed horizontally; 6-3, placed horizontally.

Equal (3): Everything in this space must be equal to 3. The answer is 6-3, placed horizontally; 3-0, placed vertically.

Number (5): Everything in this space must add to 5. The answer is 0-5, placed vertically.

Less Than (3): Everything in this space must be less than 3. The answer is 2-1, placed horizontally.

Less Than (2): Everything in this space must be less than 2. The answer is 2-1, placed horizontally.

Less Than (1): Everything in this space must be less than 1. The answer is 3-0, placed vertically.

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The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections — we have you covered.

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Here are the clues and answers to NYT's The Mini for Monday, Nov. 3, 2025:

AcrossOn the ___ (using Tinder or Bumble)

• The answer is Apps.

Color of the second-hardest Connections category

• The answer is Blue.

Prepare, as a Thanksgiving turkey

• The answer is Carve.

Have to have

• The answer is Need.

Camper's construction

• The answer is Tent.

DownKimmel's channel

• The answer is ABC.

Audience member who's in on the magic trick

• The answer is Plant.

Many a baby food

• The answer is Puree.

Typical number of objects that humans can hold in working memory, hence phone numbers

• The answer is Seven.

Summer hrs. in N.Y.C.

• The answer is EDT.

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Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to yesterday's Mini Crossword.

Some gifts aren't just thoughtful — they're unforgettable. We've curated a selection of luxurious, high-impact gifts that will wow your loved ones this holiday. From cutting-edge tech to timeless keepsakes, these splurge-worthy gifts go above and beyond.

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Streaming devices are a great way to upgrade your TV if it doesn't have easy access to apps, streaming services, or certain live channels. There's many of these little devices on the market, but if you want a great option at a great price, check out this latest deal on the Google TV Streamer 4K.

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If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.

There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final hurdle, every correct answer from previous hurdles is shown, with correct and misplaced letters clearly shown.

An important note is that the number of times a letter is highlighted from previous guesses does necessarily indicate the number of times that letter appears in the final hurdle.

If you find yourself stuck at any step of today's Hurdle, don't worry! We have you covered.

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A group of fish.

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SHOAL

Hurdle Word 2 hint

Used in gardening.

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MULCH

Hurdle Word 3 hint

To promise.

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SWEAR

Hurdle Word 4 hint

A female has two of them.

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OVARY

Final Hurdle hint

What musical records are made of.

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VINYL

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We know it looks like it is, but the moon isn't full yet. In fact, there's still two days to go before this month's offering. But don't worry, there's still so much you can see tonight. Just keep reading to find out.

What is today’s moon phase?

As of Monday, Nov. 3, the moon phase is Waxing Gibbous. There will be 94% of the moon lit up tonight, according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation.

The moon is so close to full, and there's so much to see. For those looking up without any visual aids, you'll find the Tycho Crater, Mare Fecunditatis, and, Oceanus Procellarum among the things you can see. With binoculars, your list of sighting grows, with a particularly high chance of seeing the Gassendi and Archimedes Craters and the Mare Frigoris. If you have a telescope, you'll also see the Rima Ariadaeus, the Apollo 15 and 16 landing spots, as well as the Fra Mauro Highlands.

When is the next full moon?

The next full moon will be on Nov. 5.

What are moon phases?

NASA explains that the moon goes through different phases as it travels around Earth over roughly 29.5 days. The phases result from the shifting angles between the Sun, Moon, and Earth. From our viewpoint, the moon can look fully lit, partially lit, or even vanish from sight, though we always see the same side. What changes is the amount of sunlight bouncing off its surface depending on its position in orbit; a repeating pattern called the lunar cycle.

The eight main moon phases are:

New Moon - The moon is between Earth and the sun, so the side we see is dark (in other words, it's invisible to the eye).

Waxing Crescent - A small sliver of light appears on the right side (Northern Hemisphere).

First Quarter - Half of the moon is lit on the right side. It looks like a half-moon.

Waxing Gibbous - More than half is lit up, but it’s not quite full yet.

Full Moon - The whole face of the moon is illuminated and fully visible.

Waning Gibbous - The moon starts losing light on the right side. (Northern Hemisphere)

Third Quarter (or Last Quarter) - Another half-moon, but now the left side is lit.

Waning Crescent - A thin sliver of light remains on the left side before going dark again.

There is tragically no music video for Charli XCX and Lorde's remix of "Girl, so confusing." But if there were, I imagine it would look a lot like I Love LA's first episode.

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Rachel Sennott's HBO comedy follows a Los Angeles-based friend group, at the center of which is junior talent manager Maia (Sennott) and her bestie and rising It Girl client Tallulah (Odessa A'zion). While the pair eventually resolve to take L.A. by storm, their relationship in the series begins in a much frostier place, one reminiscent of the unspoken resentment and insecurities in Charli XCX's original version of "Girl, so confusing" from brat.

On that track, the singer wonders whether the target of the song — first implied, then outright confirmed to be Lorde — likes her or hates her. "Can't tell if you wanna see me / Falling over and failing," she sings, a feeling that applies to both the pressures of the music industry that she and Lorde are navigating and to fraught friendships in general.

Case in point: Maia and Tallulah. The pair were originally meant to move from New York to L.A. together, before Tallulah bailed on the plan. In the years since, Maia has primarily experienced Tallulah through social media, watching Tallulah's star rise as she books high-profile projects like a Marc Jacobs Heaven campaign. In the early moments of the show, Maia obsesses over Tallulah's Instagram posts, even though she's had her muted. She's obsessed with the image of Tallulah's success, and also with what Tallulah thinks of her — or if she even does anymore.

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Maia winds up blocking Tallulah as an act of 27th birthday rebelliousness. Little does she know, Tallulah is on her way to L.A. at that very moment to surprise her for her birthday. From that point on, it's hell for Maia. Tallulah hijacks her day, begging for a beach trip, inviting herself to dinner, and later getting a hotel suite for a party Maia didn't even want. (To add insult to injury, Tallulah gets the suite by saying it's her own birthday — that way she can post about it in exchange for a free party.) Throughout, she flaunts her success in New York, her rich boyfriend, and her Balenciaga bag. It's Maia's worst nightmare: Her college friend seemingly made the right call in abandoning her, while she's stuck in a stagnating career.

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As Maia spirals, she cooks up lies to make it seem like she's doing far better than she really is. She claims she got a promotion when she didn't. She brags that she and her boss Alyssa (Leighton Meester) are thick as thieves, when Alyssa barely gives her the time of day. The lies and Tallulah's antics pile up until Maia can't take it anymore, leaving her and Tallulah to battle it out in the bathroom at her birthday party.

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Here, the truth comes out: Tallulah's been lying, too. She's broke, her boyfriend dumped her and kicked her out, and she hasn't landed anything on the level of the Heaven campaign in a year. Just like Maia thought Tallulah was killing it, Tallulah thought Maia was killing it, and she was hurt by her coldness throughout the weekend. To paraphrase Lorde, both women believed each other's projection, and now they totally get where the other is coming from.

Tallulah's revelation is a stunning reversal, one that prompts an honest reconciliation between the friends. They entered the bathroom yelling at each other in anger, but they leave squealing with excitement at what the future holds for the two of them.

Following an entire episode's worth of passive-aggressive tension, the scene provides the same catharsis as hearing Lorde jump on "Girl, so confusing" and declare she and Charli XCX should "work it out on the remix." Prior to the release of the remix, people were frothing at the mouth for drama, trying to figure out who the song was about, then wondering how Lorde would feel or respond. The remix proved a much more joyful conclusion, an honest apology of how one's own insecurities can harm relationships with others.

Similarly, before the bathroom scene, I was ready for a knock-down, drag-out fight between Maia and Tallulah. And after only seeing things from Maia's perspective for much of the episode, I was just as infuriated with Tallulah as she was. (Multiple times during my first watch, I just wrote down, "Ugh, Tallulah.") Still, seeing the two air their grievances and immediately come crashing back into their friendship ended up being far more freeing and rewarding than any catfight. And while "Girl, so confusing feat. Lorde" doesn't actually feature in I Love LA, its spirit shines through in Maia and Tallulah's makeup.

That might not be all for Charli XCX in the series, though. Sennott has spoken about wanting to cast her in future seasons of I Love LA, telling co-star Jordan Firstman in an Elle interview that "it would be fun to have Charli [XCX] on as something so different from herself." The pop star has already played herself on Overcompensating, with hilarious results. Could she complete the 2025 zillenial sitcom trifecta with future roles in I Love LA and Adults?

New episodes of I Love LA premiere Sundays at 10:30 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.

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You may soon be able to give posts the thumbs-down on Bluesky. The Twitter dupe recently announced it would be testing a "dislike" button, aimed at improving the personalization of users' feeds.

The idea is that thumbs-downing posts you don't like will directly affect the posts you see in your feed.

Wrote Bluesky about the test feature in a blog post:

"Soon, we’ll start testing a 'dislike' option as a new feedback signal to improve personalization in Discover and other feeds. Dislikes help the system understand what kinds of posts you’d prefer to see less of. They may also lightly inform reply ranking, reducing the visibility of low-quality replies. Dislikes are private and the signal isn’t global — it mainly affects your own experience and, to an extent, others in your social neighborhood."

So, to be clear, dislikes won't be visible to the public — meaning people won't see what you dislike or how many dislikes any given post might have.

SEE ALSO: NFL Bluesky is fantastic. Here's why and how to join in.

While that's not a drastic change to how Bluesky works, it could lead to an improvement for daily scrolling. Bluesky's "Discover" tab is widely ignored — or worse, hated — by its power users because it's largely filled with corny posts that racked up likes. As writer Mike Pearl noted at Gizmodo, if the dislike button were to actually filter out posts and subjects you dislike, it could prove to transform the Discover tab into something "useful and maybe even dangerously addictive."

The internet is full of bad posts, but it seems like soon you might be able to do something about it on Bluesky.

In case you missed it, the president demolished the East Wing of the White House to make room for his ballroom. Saturday Night Live mocked President Donald Trump's "renovation" with a funny, fitting sketch featuring host Miles Teller playing both of HGTV's Property Brothers.

SEE ALSO: SNL's 'Weekend Update' mocks Donald Trump's 'tone deaf' White House bathroom renovation

The show mocked Trump's penchant for gaudy decor — gold leaf is everywhere — as well as the president's decision to drastically reshape the White House during a government shutdown. It's a good bit and a subject matter the show visited often over the weekend.

Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update" mocked President Donald Trump's gaudy White House bathroom renovation amid the government shutdown.

SEE ALSO: Watch Donald Trump crash the NYC mayor debate in SNL's cold open

"Critics of President Trump are calling him tone deaf for posting pictures of his newly renovated White House bathroom during the government shutdown," said host Michael Che. "But I'm happy the floor looks slippery."

Trump this week posted a series of pictures of the renovated Lincoln bathroom.

"I renovated the Lincoln Bathroom in the White House," Trump wrote on his rightwing site Truth Social. "It was renovated in the 1940s in an Art Deco green tile style, which was totally inappropriate for the Lincoln Era."

SNL's Update further mocked Trump this weekend, poking fun at his Halloween event at the White House and the fallout from the shutdown.

Saturday Night Live, a New York City institution, parodied the city's contentious mayoral race this weekend, which has garnered an uncharacteristic amount of national attention. The show's star-studded cold open centered on a debate between Zohran Mamdani (Ramy Youssef), Andrew Cuomo (Miles Teller), and Curtis Sliwa (Shane Gillis).

The sketch played into the public perceptions of the candidates — Mamdani as charismatic and hopeful, Cuomo as desperate and creepy, and Sliwa as a truly strange NYC creature.

SEE ALSO: Jon Stewart interviews Zohran Mamdani on 'The Daily Show'

Gillis stole the show, impersonating Sliwa's wild asides about his violent run-ins with shady characters in the city's past. That is, until Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) showed up to crash the debate. And wherever you think Trump's bizarro soliloquy is going, trust me — you don't.

Most guys have a love-hate relationship with dating apps. But between work and life, meeting someone organically can feel nearly impossible. That's the promise of online dating — an unlimited number of meet-cutes right to your phone, no serendipity required.

We get it, though. Dating as a man in 2025 is tough. It's not just the pressure to make or the fear of rejection if you do — it's the endless swiping through fake profiles, scammers, AI-generated thirst traps, bots posing as potential matches, relentless Instagram models trying to lure you into their OnlyFans scam, and matches with impossibly high expectations (yes, the "6-6-6 rule" is a real thing).

But despite the challenges, dating apps do work. A 2025 SSRS Opinion Panel Omnibus survey found that nearly 39 percent of all U.S. adults have used a dating app at some point. The numbers are even higher for young people and the LGBTQ+ community.

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While the experience isn't always perfect, plenty of guys find success. According to an older, 2023 Pew Research survey, 53 percent of people who've used a dating app said they had a positive experience, with 14 percent rating it as "very positive." And there's more good news — 57 percent of guys reported positive experiences and results compared to 48 percent of women.

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This guide is your cheat sheet for the best dating apps for men in 2025. We've done the research and found the apps that are actually worth your time. Whether you're looking for something casual or something serious, we have a dating app to recommend.

Pro tip: Don't be afraid to experiment. Try out a few different apps and see what works for you. And most importantly, don't get discouraged! Sometimes, the occasional bad date or disappointing flirtation is just the price you pay to meet the match of a lifetime.

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There were whispers at the start of this NFL campaign that the Kansas City Chiefs were finished. Those voices aren't so loud now that the Chiefs have recovered to 5-3. Next up they face the 5-2 Buffalo Bills. This one is going to be epic.

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Bills vs. Chiefs in the NFL starts at 4:25 p.m. ET on Nov. 2. This game takes place at Highmark Stadium.

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TL;DR: Live stream Giants vs. 49ers in the NFL for free on TVNZ+. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with IPVanish.

There are a number of really interesting NFL matchups taking place this weekend, including Giants vs. 49ers. The New York Giants are trying to fight back after falling to a 2-6 record and losing electric running back Cameron Skattebo to a heartbreaking injury.

If you want to watch Giants vs. 49ers in the NFL for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

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Giants vs. 49ers in the NFL starts at 1 p.m. ET on Nov. 2. This game takes place at the MetLife Stadium.

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TVNZ+ is geo-restricted to New Zealand, but anyone can access this free streaming platform with a VPN. These handy tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in New Zealand, meaning you can unblock TVNZ+ from anywhere in the world.

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If you want to retain permanent access to free streaming sites to follow the whole season, you'll need a subscription. Fortunately, the best VPN for unblocking streaming services is on sale for a limited time.

What is the best VPN for TVNZ+?

IPVanish is the best choice for bypassing geo-restrictions to stream live sport on TVNZ+, for a number of reasons:

• 3,100 servers in 145+ locations including New Zealand

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

• AES 256 encryption and operates with a zero-logs privacy policy

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

• Unlimited simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A two-year subscription to IPVanish is on sale for just $52.56 — 83% off for a limited time. This plan includes advanced privacy features, threat protection, unlimited connections, 24/7 support, and the 30-day money-back guarantee. Alternatively, you can get a one-month plan for just $12.99.

Live stream Giants vs. 49ers in the NFL for free with IPVanish.

Editor's Note: IPVanish is owned by Ziff Davis, Mashable's parent company. Any products featured on Mashable are covered independently by our editorial team.