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Target Cyber Monday 2025: When the sale begins, best deals, ad highlights

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 08:38

As we prepare for Target's Cyber Monday sale, we're also issuing a last call on the retailer's Black Friday event.

Target kicked off its Black Friday deals in early November, with major discounts on Apple AirPods and TCL's dupe of The Frame. Now, the long holiday sale is reaching its climax in Cyber Monday, where we expect a final round of online discounts and doorbuster deals.

Here's everything you need to know about Target's Cyber Monday sale.

When exactly is Target's Cyber Monday Sale?

Target held its Black Friday even on Friday, Nov. 28 and Saturday, Nov. 29.

Target Cyber Monday 2025 officially starts on Sunday, Nov. 30 and runs through Monday, Dec. 1.

Target Circle 360 Cyber Monday early access

Just like Walmart gives Walmart+ members early access to deals, Target is offering early access for Target Circle 360 members. Here's a glimpse of what deals Target Circle 360 members get to shop before everyone else:

  • Up to 50% off clothing and shoes from brands such as Champion, Crocs, and Lands' End

  • Up to 50% off tech from brands such as Bose, Sony, Beats, and Meta

  • $200 off select Apple devices

  • Save 25% on skincare, haircare, cosmetics, and beauty gift sets

  • Save up to 50% on small kitchen appliances and cookware, with extra discounts on Ninja and Cuisinart

  • Save up to 50% on select toys and Pokémon products

  • Save up to 50% on bedding, bath, and home decor

  • Save up to 60% on select furniture

  • Save 40% on athleisure and performance gear from All In Motion, JoyLab, and more

  • Save up to 25% on vitamins and nutrition

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Target Circle 360 is the retailer's paid membership program, not to be confused with its free Target Circle membership. Target Circle 360 charges $99 annually (or $10.99 a month). Discounts on Circle 360 are available to Circle credit card holders, college students, and government assistance recipients, who can save 50% on annual memberships.

Target Circle 360 membership gets you same-day delivery, free shipping, monthly freebies, early access to sales, and an extra 30 days on the return window.

What times does Target open on Cyber Monday?

Target will now be offering special holiday hours. From Nov. 29 through Dec. 23, Target stores open from 7 a.m. until midnight local time.  

Target also brought back the in-person shopping experience for Black Friday. All Target stores closed on Thanksgiving (Nov. 27) and reopened today. On Friday, Nov. 28, Target stores opened at 6 a.m. local time and will close at their regular time (typically 10 p.m.). It's best to check your local store's hours ahead of time.

Best Cyber Monday deals at Target

Now that Target's Cyber Monday sale is officially live, we're rounding up the best deals you can shop. Keep checking back as we provide updates on new deals — and remove popular deals that are now out of stock!

Opens in a new window Credit: Beats Beats Solo 4 Bluetooth Wireless On-Ear Headphones $79.99 at Target
$199.99 Save $120.00   Get Deal Opens in a new window Credit: Dyson Dyson V9 Motorbar Vacuum Cleaner $269.99 at Target
$599.99 Save $330   Get Deal Opens in a new window Credit: Meta Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer Smart Glasses (Gen 1) $263.20 at Target
$329.99 Save $66.79   Get Deal Opens in a new window Credit: Instant Pot Instant Pot 6-quart 9-in-1 Pressure Cooker Bundle $59.99 at Target
$129.99 Save $70   Get Deal Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple AirPods 4 $79.99 at Target
$129.99 Save $50.00   Get Deal Opens in a new window Credit: TCL TCL 65-inch NXTVISION Smart Frame QLED 4K Smart TV $799.99 at Target
$1,399.99 Save $600   Get Deal Opens in a new window Credit: Sony Sony WH-1000XM6 noise-canceling headphones $399.99 at Target
$459.99 Save $60   Get Deal Opens in a new window Credit: Fandango Fandango and Fandango at Home gift cards $80 at Target
$100 Save $20 Save 20% on $25 through $100 gift cards Get Deal Opens in a new window Credit: Lego Target exclusive Lego Botanicals Evergreen Collector's Set $41.99 at Target
$59.99 Save $18   Get Deal Opens in a new window Credit: PowerXL PowerXL Vortex Pro air fryer $49.99 at Target
$119.99 Save $70   Get Deal Opens in a new window Credit: Meta Meta Quest 3S (128GB) $249.99
$299.99 Save $50 plus get a free $50 Target gift card Get Deal Opens in a new window Credit: JBL JBL Charge 6 $129.99 at Target
$199.99 Save $70   Get Deal Best Target Cyber Monday ad highlights

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Everything to know about Cyber Monday 2025: Sale dates, store hours, best deals, and more

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 08:30

Black Friday 2025 is here.

The shopping holiday, which could more accurately be described as a shopping mega-event, has retailers dropping sales all throughout the month of November and into early December. The days of lining up outside of your local Target in the freezing late-night hours of Thanksgiving are long gone. The sheer amount of savings that can be found online during Black Friday and Cyber Week is unmatched by any other sale.

SEE ALSO: Are Amazon's Cyber Monday prices better than Black Friday? Our shopping experts say the answer is clear.

Great as the savings potential may be, it's an overwhelming amount of information for any normal person to take in. But that's exactly the type of chaos that our team of shopping experts is used to, and we've been sourcing the Black Friday deals worth your money around the clock. We've also created this guide to Black Friday to give you the professional inside scoop on how to make the most out of the sales, from tracking store opening times to price matching policies to tips on how to fact-check sale price history. Just want to see the best deals? We're tracking those by the hour, too — here are 100+ of the best Black Friday deals from Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and more.

When is Black Friday 2025 officially?

The actual date of Black Friday falls on Friday, Nov. 28. However, most retailers' sales went live before and last past the actual day of Black Friday. Here are some of the major retailer sales we're tracking this year:

  • Amazon: Amazon's Black Friday sale starts Thursday, Nov. 20, and ends on Monday, Dec. 1.

  • Best Buy: In-stores and online from Thursday, Nov. 20 to Friday, Nov. 29.

  • Walmart: Online only from Tuesday, Nov. 25 to Thursday, Nov. 27; online and in-store from Friday, Nov. 28 to Sunday, Nov. 30; online only for Cyber Monday on Dec. 1.

  • Target: Target's Black Friday sale starts Sunday, Nov. 23, and runs through Saturday, Nov. 29. Stores are closed on Thanksgiving Day. More deals will drop from Nov. 27 to Nov. 29.

When do stores open on Black Friday?

Seasoned shoppers are painfully aware that in-store Black Friday shopping hours start early. While "the crack of dawn" isn't exactly specific enough, the main retailers are making it easy this year: Best Buy, Walmart, and Target stores all open at 6 a.m. on Black Friday 2025, or Nov. 28. Here's a quick rundown of each big store's Black Friday hours into Cyber Weekend hours, all in your local time:

Best Buy: Best Buy opens at 6 a.m. on Black Friday 2025, closing at 10 p.m. On Saturday, Nov. 29, Best Buy opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 10 p.m. On Sunday, Nov. 30, Best Buy opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 9 p.m. On Cyber Monday, Best Buy opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 10 p.m.

Walmart: Walmart opens at 6 a.m. on Black Friday 2025 and closes at 11 p.m., following the retailer's regular business hours. Walmart's Cyber Weekend store hours follow this same schedule. Double-check the normal business hours of your local Walmart.

Target: Target opens at 6 a.m. on Black Friday 2025 and closes at regular closing time, which is typically 11 p.m. on weekends. Target will be open at its regular weekend hours on Saturday and Sunday, which is usually 7 or 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Times vary by location.

How long do Black Friday sales last?

Though Black Friday deals start weeks early, most sales wrap up with Cyber Monday, which this year falls on Monday, Dec. 1. Historically, we have seen some deals linger into Tuesday (and sometimes even the rest of what's called Cyber Week), but if that's the case, we'll be sure to track any markdowns in our ongoing deals coverage.

SEE ALSO: Mashable will send the best Black Friday deals directly to your phone — how it works What deals will be available on Black Friday?

Though the when of Black Friday has changed over the years, the what of Black Friday stays true to its origins. That's to say, if you're shopping for tech gadgets, appliances, home and kitchen products, toys, or even cars, then Black Friday is the best time of the year to shop. In terms of tech, we especially recommend taking advantage of Black Friday deals on TVs, laptops, headphones, Apple products, Amazon devices, and robot vacuums, all of which typically see new record-low sale prices for the year during Black Friday.

Granted, nothing is really off limits on Black Friday — you're likely to find pretty much anything under the sun on sale during the shopping holiday. We've spotted lots of unbeatable deals on outdoor and camping gear, Lego and toys, gaming consoles, stocking stuffers, and reusable water bottles on sale in years' past.

In particular, the biggest Black Friday discounts in 2025 are on these products:

  • QLED and OLED TVs from Samsung, Sony, LG, Hisense, and TCL, plus Fire TVs

  • Apple MacBooks, iPads, and AirPods

  • Power stations from Jackery, Anker, and Bluetti

  • Robot vacuums from Eufy, Roborock, and Dreame, and cordless stick vacuums from Dyson and Shark

  • Streaming services like Hulu and HBO Max

  • Amazon devices, including Echo speakers, Eero Wi-Fi extenders, security cameras

  • E-readers like Kindles, as well as books

  • Video games, gaming laptops, and Nintendo Switch and PS5 bundles

  • Wearable fitness trackers from Oura, Garmin, Whoop, and Fitbit

  • Flagship headphones and earbuds from Bose, Sony, Beats, JBL, and Apple

  • Household essentials and cleaning products

  • Designer clothing and accessories

  • Skincare, hair tools, and grooming products

  • Kitchen appliances, both countertop gadgets and large appliances like refrigerators

SEE ALSO: Streaming just got cheaper: Score Black Friday deals on HBO Max, Apple TV, Disney+, Hulu, and more The top Black Friday deals so far

We have an entire guide dedicated to the best Black Friday deals of the season, but here are some highlights.

Opens in a new window Credit: Bose Best headphones deal: Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones $299 at Amazon
$429 Save $130 Deal only available for deep plum and lunar blue Get Deal Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Best Apple deal: Apple Watch Series 11 (GPS, 42mm) $339 at Amazon
$399 Save $60   Get Deal Opens in a new window Credit: Narwal Best robot vacuum deal: Narwal Freo Z10 Ultra $799.99 at Amazon
$1,299.99 Save $500   Get Deal Opens in a new window Credit: Ninja Best kitchen deal: Ninja Slushi $269.99 at Amazon
$369.99 Save $100   Get Deal Opens in a new window Credit: Lenovo Best laptop deal: Lenovo Flex 5i Chromebook Plus $349 at Best Buy
$599 Save $250   Get Deal Opens in a new window Credit: Jackery Best power station deal: Jackery Explorer 2000 v2 $699 at Amazon
$1,499 Save $800   Get Deal Opens in a new window Credit: TCL Best TV deal: TCL 65-inch QM8K Mini LED QLED 4K TV $899.99 at Amazon
$2,499.99 Save $1,600.00   Get Deal

We're live tracking the Best Black Friday deals across the internet — check out our handpicked list of 100+ Black Friday deals that are actually worth your money.

Do any stores price-match Black Friday deals?

Short answer: not really, or at least, not against each other. Long answer: Earlier this year, Target ended its price-matching policy, which allowed customers to price-match from competitors' stock at the time of purchase or within 14 days. Target stood alone as the sole retailer with an official price-matching policy last Black Friday.

This year, Target still has its holiday price match policy, which allows you to price match against Target's own prices, from Nov. 1 to Dec. 24. That means if you buy something at Target and it gets discounted later, you can get still get the discount. Best Buy also offers a price match policy year-round, but it excludes products on sale from "the Thursday before Thanksgiving Day through the Monday after Thanksgiving," essentially excluding them from Black Friday price matching. Amazon and Walmart offer no price match policies.

How to shop smart on Black Friday

It's easy to get caught up in the swarm of markdowns and record-low prices that pop up during Black Friday. The best way to avoid buyer's remorse and actually score the savings you want? Come in with a plan and understanding the tools at your disposal. Here's what we mean:

Make a game plan

This may seem basic, but making a list of what you're shopping for can go such a long way to avoid deals FOMO. Begin by creating a list for yourself, and then consider what holiday gifts you need to purchase. This can help you whittle down the absolute essentials of what you want to grab.

SEE ALSO: The best Black Friday deals under $25: Apple AirTag, Echo Pop, Fire TV Stick

That said, it's also great to have a general understanding of what will be available, so take a peek at the latest Black Friday ad scans (again, ideally after you've made your own list). For your convenience, we've perused the major ones, including Amazon, Walmart, Target, Lowe's, and Home Depot.

As a final step, having a sense of your holiday shopping budget can be helpful in avoiding overspending (or at the very least, having some awareness that it's happening).

Organize your Amazon wishlist

In line with making a game plan, you'll want to dust off your Amazon wishlist and make sure it's up to date. Amazon has convenient wishlist alert features, which can definitely come in handy during the chaos of Black Friday.

Download retailer apps

As annoying as having too many apps on your phone can be, downloading apps from retailers like Best Buy and Walmart can make shopping easier and give you access to exclusive deals. That's especially true for Best Buy, which likes to offer limited-time deals available only on its app.

Use price tracking tools

Tracking a product's price history is a pretty foolproof way to make sure the Black Friday price you're seeing is actually that product's lowest price of the year. The unanimous favorite of the Mashable Shopping team is camelcamelcamel, an Amazon price tracking tool that details essential knowledge like that item's sale price history throughout the rest of the year.

If you're seeing a good Black Friday deal at another retailer like Best Buy or Walmart, you can still check that product's price history at Amazon to see if Best Buy or Walmart is actually offering a new and exciting price. For example, that's how we found out that Best Buy's Black Friday deal on the coveted 65-inch LG C5 isn't that special — the same TV had been at that Black Friday price on Amazon since October.

Of course, we also recommend following along the Mashable shopping team's Black Friday coverage — we make sure to take the full context of a deal into account to only choose the best of the best.

Which day has cheaper deals, Black Friday or Cyber Monday?

While these were once two distinct days of deals, the month-long-ifcation of Black Friday essentially means that both Black Friday and Cyber Monday get wrapped up into one long wave of discounts to punctuate the end of the month. That's not to say what's available on Black Friday will absolutely be better or worse than what's available on Cyber Monday.

Historically, we've seen really good TV deals on Black Friday sell out by Cyber Monday, while laptop deals tend to stick around (and therefore, be worth holding out for any additional price drops come Cyber Monday). Ultimately, though, if you see a deal you're interested in during Black Friday weekend, chances are it's worth grabbing it when you spot it.

Categories: IT General, Technology

Save $40 on a video doorbell from Blink, a Mashable Readers Choice Award winner

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 05:55

Save $40: The Blink video doorbell is currently on sale for $29.99 over at Amazon. That’s $40 off its regular price or 57% off.

Blink video doorbell $29.99 at Amazon
$69.99 Save $40   Get Deal at Amazon

Cyber Monday is here, and if you've partaken in a little retail therapy or holiday shopping, keep your deliveries safe with a video doorbell. The Blink video doorbell lets you see who’s in front of your door through your Blink app every time the doorbell is pressed. It has a 150-degree head-to-toe field of view, ensuring you can see everything.

The doorbell also sports a two-year battery life and is easily replaceable with AA lithium batteries if needed. It has infrared night vision, which lets you see even in low-light conditions and at night. With the two-way talk feature, you’ll also be able to speak with the person on the other side.

If you subscribe to the Blink subscription plan, you’ll gain access to features like Blink Moments, which puts clips into a single video for you to share, as well as secure cloud storage. This way, you won’t miss a single thing.

The Blink Video Doorbell is available now for $29.99, and it typically goes for $69.99, so don’t miss out on this deal. Blink is a Mashable Readers’ Choice Award winner, and don’t forget to check out our other Amazon Cyber Monday deals, too.

Still looking for more deals? See the biggest discounts at Amazon’s epic Cyber Monday sale and save up to 70% on popular gifts, gadgets, and more goodies.

Categories: IT General, Technology

I use the Coyzla Digital Calendar to meal plan. Its now on sale for Cyber Monday at Amazon.

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 04:13

Save $135: The Cozyla Digital Calendar+ 2 is currently on sale for $764.99 at Amazon. That’s $135 off its regular price, marking its lowest price ever.

Cozyla Digital Calendar+ 2 (32-inch) $764.99 at Amazon
$899.99 Save $135   Get Deal at Amazon

If you’re looking for a gift for a loved one this Cyber Monday, check out the Cozyla Digital Calendar+ 2. It can help you, or an entire family, stay organized with its digital calendars and tools. I’ve personally been using it for meal planning, and it’s definitely kept me accountable to make sure I eat the proper amount of protein I need for every meal and track how many calories I’ve consumed.

This smart calendar can also generate shopping lists for you based on your meal plans, resulting in less stress in the kitchen. It can also sync with other popular calendars such as Google, Outlook, and Apple. So if you’re already using one of them, transferring your schedule to the Cozyla Digital Calendar+ 2 is effortless.

If you have kids, it includes a fun reward system that incentivizes them to complete their chores and assignments. You can keep track of points on the smart calendar and award your family members when they hit certain milestones.

This Coyzla Digital Calendar+ 2 is on sale for $764.99 at Amazon, which usually asks for $899.99. Digital calendars, such as the Skylight Calendar, are quite handy as they can track more than just the day and time. So be sure to jump on the deal!

Check out our other Cyber Monday deals, including those from the Amazon sale.

Still looking for more deals? See the biggest discounts at Amazon’s epic Cyber Monday sale and save up to 70% on popular gifts, gadgets, and more goodies.

Categories: IT General, Technology

NYT Pips hints, answers for December 1, 2025

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 04:00

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.

SEE ALSO: Wordle today: Answer, hints for November 8, 2025

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.

SEE ALSO: NYT Strands hints, answers for November 8, 2025 Easy difficulty hints, answers for Dec. 1 Pips

Number (15): Everything in this space must add to 15. The answer is 5-5, placed horizontally; 5-3, placed horizontally.

Number (3): Everything in this red space must add to 3. The answer is 5-3, placed horizontally.

Equal (3): Everything in this space must be equal to 3. The answer is 2-0, placed horizontally2-3, placed vertically.

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

Number (3): Everything in this dark blue space must add to 3. The answer is 2-3, placed vertically.

Medium difficulty hints, answers for Dec. 1 Pips

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

Greater Than (4): Everything in this space must be greater than 4. The answer is 6-4, placed vertically.

Less Than (11): Everything in this space must be less than 11. The answer is 4-3, placed vertically; 6-2, placed vertically.

Equal (4): Everything in this space must be equal to 4. The answer is 6-4, placed vertically; 5-4, placed vertically; 4-0, placed vertically.

Equal (1): Everything in this space must be equal to 1. The answer is 1-1, placed vertically.

Equal (2): Everything in this space must be equal to 2. The answer is 2-2, placed vertically; 2-5, placed vertically.

Number (0): Everything in this space must add to 0. The answer is 4-0, placed vertically.

Greater Than (4): Everything in this space must be greater than 4. The answer is 2-5, placed vertically.

Hard difficulty hints, answers for Dec. 1 Pips

Less Than (4): Everything in this space must be less than 4. The answer is 1-3, placed horizontally.

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

Greater Than (4): Everything in this space must be greater than 4. The answer is 1-5, placed vertically.

Number (12): Everything in this purple space must add to 12. The answer is 6-0, placed horizontally; 6-3, placed vertically.

Number (0): Everything in this space must add to 0. The answer is 0-2, placed horizontally; 6-0, placed horizontally; 0-3, placed vertically.

Number (12): Everything in this light blue space must add to 12. The answer is 0-2, placed horizontally; 2-6, placed horizontally; 2-3, placed horizontally; 2-2, placed vertically; 2-4, placed horizontally.

Number (10): Everything in this space must add to 10. The answer is 4-5, placed horizontally; 5-6, placed horizontally.

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

Number (12): Everything in this space must add to 12. The answer is 6-6, placed vertically.

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

Number (12): Everything in this space must add to 12. The answer is 2-6, placed horizontally; 5-6, placed horizontally.

If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

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IT: Welcome to Derry episode 6: Is Mrs Kersh really Pennywises daughter?

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 04:00

As IT: Welcome to Derry progresses, the number of familiar faces continues to stack up.

The most recent of these is Ingrid Kersh (Madeleine Stowe), the Juniper Hill worker who is in a secret relationship with Hank Grogan (Stephen Rider), and whose notable last name we finally learned in episode 5. In the IT movies and in Stephen King's novel, Mrs Kersh is an elderly woman visited by Beverly Marsh, who turns out to be the creature in one of its many forms.

In the show, however, she appears to be a real person. And episode 6 finally gives us some interesting new information about her.

So what exactly happens, and what might it mean for her character?

SEE ALSO: 'IT: Welcome to Derry' episode 3 features a key piece of Stephen King's 'IT' that was left out of the movies What happens in IT: Welcome to Derry episode 6?

A spiralling Lilly (Clara Stack) visits Mrs Kersh's house in episode 6, only to find black-and-white photographs from 1908 of a young Ingrid with a familiar-looking man in a clown costume.

"My father was a carnival performer," says Mrs Kersh, who seems disturbingly elated at the idea Lilly has seen IT. "He called himself Pennywise the Dancing Clown. I adored him. And he was taken from me. The carnival moved on but I stayed in Derry. I suppose you could say I felt...drawn."

In a black-and-white flashback, we see a younger Mrs Kersh encountering Pennywise – who she thinks is her father – while working at Juniper Hill. Even when he chomps through a child in front of her, she doesn't seem put off.

"It was him," says Mrs Kersh. "Different, perhaps, changed by whatever he'd been through, or wherever he'd been. Oh, but it was him all the same. A daughter knows."

But is she really related to Pennywise, or is something else going on here?

Is Mrs Kersh really Pennywise's daughter?

The short answer is no, almost certainly not. Pennywise is an ancient alien entity who loves reaching into the minds of humans and borrowing their fears and traumas as disguises. He may well have used Mrs Kersh's father as inspiration for his clown name and identity, but it's clear from his reaction to Mrs Kersh calling him "papa" (confusion followed by laughter) that the connection is only in her head.

"Every time that he returned this shadow would steal my father away," Mrs Kersh tells Lilly. "I had to find a way to free him. So I did what I had to to see him again."

What seems far more likely than Mrs Kersh actually being related to Pennywise is that the creature decided to use her as a means to find more children to feed itself with. We know from the book and movies that IT sometimes treats vulnerable adults as pawns – it seems most likely that Ingrid is just another Henry Bowers.

New episodes of IT: Welcome to Derry premiere Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.

Categories: IT General, Technology

Hurdle hints and answers for December 1, 2025

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 04:00

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.

SEE ALSO: Hurdle: Everything you need to know to find the answers Hurdle Word 1 hint

Iron.

SEE ALSO: Apple’s new M3 MacBook Air is $300 off at Amazon. And yes, I’m tempted. Hurdle Word 1 answer

STEEL

Hurdle Word 2 hint

A lord.

SEE ALSO: Wordle today: Answer, hints for December 1, 2025 Hurdle Word 2 Answer

LIEGE

Hurdle Word 3 hint

To remove.

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PLUCK

Hurdle Word 4 hint

To invoke.

SEE ALSO: NYT Strands hints, answers for December 1 Hurdle Word 4 answer

EVOKE

Final Hurdle hint

Fame.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Games available on Mashable Hurdle Word 5 answer

GLORY

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The Ninja Creami Scoop & Swirl just got even cheaper at Amazon during Cyber Monday: Save an extra 15%

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 03:45

SAVE $112: The Ninja Creami Scoop & Swirl is on sale at Amazon for just $237.99 with the extra 15% on-page discount, taking it down from the list price of $349.99. That's a 32% discount and a new record-low price.

Opens in a new window Credit: Ninja Ninja Creami Scoop & Swirl $237.99 at Amazon
$349.99 Save $112   Get Deal

Cyber Monday is packed with great deals. You can get a massive TV to play Mario Kart during holiday gatherings or sign up for a serious discount on streaming services. But you can also snag something that will make a massive improvement in the category of having a little treat.

As of Nov. 30, the Ninja Creami Scoop & Swirl is on sale at Amazon for just $237.99 with the extra 15% off on-page discount, taking it down from the list price of $349.99. That's a 32% discount that shaves $112 off the norm. It's also a new record-low price — better than the deal we saw during Black Friday.

SEE ALSO: The best Cyber Monday deals on Ninja: Mashable-backed Ninja Creami, Crispi, and Slushi on sale

In Mashable's testing of the best Ninja kitchen appliances, the best Creami award went to the Ninja Scoop & Swirl. Mashable Shopping Reporter Samantha Mangino wrote, "It builds off Ninja's existing Creami technology to spin and churn your homemade pints of ice cream, froyo, and fruit whip. However, the Swirl also has a soft serve dispenser for serving up creamy, fluffy swirls of ice cream. It's the most impressive Creami for the hosts with the most, but it's also just straight-up fun."

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Consider how this machine could up your holiday hosting game, getting to serve everyone eggnog soft serve or homemade peppermint ice cream. And who's to say Santa wouldn't prefer a banana split over cookies?

We were thrilled to see the Ninja Creami Scoop & Swirl dip to $279.99 for Black Friday, but now that Amazon has tacked on an additional 15% discount, we're sold. Join us in becoming the best at-home ice-cream makers on the block by snatching up this deal before it melts away like ice cream in the backyard in August.

Still looking for more deals? See the biggest discounts at Amazon’s epic Cyber Monday sale and save up to 70% on popular gifts, gadgets, and more goodies.

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