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Forbes
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘NYT Mini' Crossword Hints For Thursday, June 5: Clues And Answers For Today's Game
Answers for today's NYT Mini Crossword are just ahead. Before we get to today's NYT Mini crossword hints, clues and answers, here are Wednesday's: Wondering what boardwalk addition raises rent to $2,000? Not sure what P.R. buzz might mean? Don't worry, because I'm here to help you with extra hints and the answers for today's NYT Mini crossword. The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays. Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, you'll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives. Here are extra hints and the official NYT Mini Crossword clues and answers for Thursday, June 5: Spoilers lie ahead, so remember to scroll slowly: 1 Across: A tall, pointed piece at the top of a building, such as a castle 6 Across: The official clue is related to Monopoly 7 Across: New Mexico's state flower, and a plant with leaves that look like swords 8 Across: Have a conversation in a messaging app 9 Across: Excitedly talk something up 1 Down: "Too ____," a song by Kajagoogoo, 2 Down: Holder for coins 3 Down: ____ & Scratchy, in-universe cartoon on The Simpsons 4 Down: Summarize 5 Down: Boost someone's spirits greatly 1 Across: Church tower topper – SPIRE 6 Across: Boardwalk addition that raises rent to $2,000 – HOTEL 7 Across: Plant in the agave family – YUCCA 8 Across: Informal discussion – CHAT 9 Across: P.R. buzz – HYPE 1 Down: Having trouble making friends on the first day of school, say – SHY 2 Down: Holder of a baby kangaroo – POUCH 3 Down: Like wool sweaters – ITCHY 4 Down: Sports write-up after a game – RECAP 5 Down: Make happy – ELATE Completed New York Times Mini crossword for Thursday, June 5. It took me 0:29 to complete today's NYT Mini. HOTEL was a slightly tricky one, but I got there after a few seconds. There was no chance I was going to get YUCCA, while HYPE is one that I should have figured out. In any case, I was able to quickly clear the Down answers for a time I was pretty happy with. I'll be back with you tomorrow for more NYT Mini fun! Make sure to follow my blog for more coverage of the NYT Mini and other word games, as well as video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot! Want to chat about the Mini, Connections and other NYT games? Join my Discord community! And be sure to sign up for my newsletter!
Perth Now
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Limahl is releasing his first album in over three decades
Limahl "will be" bringing out his first album in "30 years" in 2026 or 2027. The 80s pop icon, who shot to fame as a member of the boy band Kajagoogoo and then carved out a successful music career as a solo artist, is proud of the last three singles he released - 'A Horse With No Name', a cover of rock band America's 1971 track, 'Still in Love' and 'One Wish for Christmas' - and they have motivated him to release a new LP. Limahl, 66, told "My last three singles have all - I think they've been a really good standard with really strong videos, and I feel like I can hold my head up high with those tracks, and it's actually encouraged me to do an album. "I've got some really great songs just sitting there waiting. So in '26, or '27, I will be coming back with my first album in, I don't know, 30 years." The star - whose most recent album 'Love Is Blind' was released in 1992 - spent "months" working away on his new single as he blended electronic-sounding beats with the strong songwriting from America in his rendition of 'A Horse With No Name' - which Limahl has said the song has acted as a "friend" in his life. The 'Too Shy' singer said: "I am so proud! You have no idea of the journey that the production has been through. I worked on it. I left it. I worked on it. I left it. I worked on it. I left it because, sometimes, you just get to the point where you just can't hear it anymore. "And then my sister and my partner, Steve, were both saying, 'Well, you've got to release this. You've got to release this.' "And finally, after enough space, I started working on the video. And that really emboldened me. It was so much fun trying to create an interpretation of those bonkers lyrics." Limahl took the plunge of releasing his first cover song because he wanted to "put my own stamp on it". The 'Never Ending Story' performer explained: "Well, I've always loved the journey of having this spark here. "And from nowhere. And then suddenly, in three months, I'm listening back to something that started here. And I'm going. 'Wow, wow! This is exciting.' Or, 'Oh, that's terrible! On the shelf with that!' "But you know, there is a challenge in doing a cover. And, you know, one of my favourite singers of all time, Luther Vandross. He was a great songwriter. But when he did covers, OMG, they were so good, he did a cover of Karen Carpenter's song, 'Superstar', and he brought his own stamp on it. "And that's what I've tried to do with Horse. Put my own stamp on it. initially. I thought, 'Well, I can't use a guitar, because a guitar drives the original. So I'll go. I'll sort of start electronic. I'll go contemporary electronic, and we'll see how that goes.'" Limahl's version of 'A Horse With No Name' is out now via Christopher Music.
Telegraph
15-04-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
Live Aston Villa vs PSG: Lineups and latest updates from Champions League
The last time Villa Park hosted a European Cup quarter-final was March 2 1983, three days before Kajagoogoo's Too Shy was knocked off top spot in the music charts by Billie Jean. The then holders were defeated by Juventus, and Aston Villa have been waiting a long time for a night of this magnitude to come around again. Conceding a late third goal to Paris St-Germain in the first leg is unlikely to subdue the buoyant atmosphere, but it was a bitter blow to Villa's hopes of progressing further in the competition. This is the first of four pivotal games in Villa's run-in, with league fixtures against Newcastle and Man City preceding an FA Cup semi-final against Crystal Palace. PSG had the benefit of no league game at the weekend, but Villa enjoyed the next best thing by playing Southampton who were easily dispatched. Ollie Watkins scored a brilliant finish at St Mary's, and is knocking on the door for a start tonight after Unai Emery plumped for Marcus Rashford in Paris. With Villa chasing goals, there is a case for both players starting but it looks an uphill battle against a PSG unit who have delivered the strongest collective performances in the competition. Luis Enrique's team are strengthened by the return of captain Marquinhos from suspension, with Fabian Ruiz at risk of missing the semi-final first leg if he picked a yellow. PSG's midfield axis of Joao Neves and Vitinha have been outstanding throughout their Champions League run, but Villa have the running power to challenge them running back towards their own goal. If they can get the ball that is: Vitinha played 141 passes in the first leg, the most by a PSG player in a Champions League match on record, and second only to Xavi for Barcelona against Chelsea in 2012. Full team news only.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Red Nose Day 2025's best moments from TV mash-ups to Davina McCall's moving speech
Red Nose Day 2025 was a special one, as Comic Relief turned 40. The BBC fundraiser marked the milestone by throwing it back to the 80s, opening with a musical performance from Roachford, T'Pau and Limahl from Kajagoogoo on a stage that was pure 1985. There was a look back into the Red Nose Day archives, with favourite sketches like Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders' take on Mamma Mia and James Corden's pep talk for the England footballers getting another airing. There was also a TV show mash-up, an Oasis spoof and a message from Red Nose Day legend Lenny Henry. We round up some of the highlights of this year's show, which raised over £32 million. Strictly hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly had a tongue in cheek giggle about inclusivity in a sketch that saw the BBC ballroom show hiring "amateurs" as pros. Filmed in mockumentary-style, the skit saw Winkleman explaining that the current pros were "not representative enough of the British public", with Daly agreeing that they were all "highly athletic", "super glamorous" and "extremely good at dancing". So in a bid to make things more inclusive, they had to add a couple of amateurs to the mix. Enter comics Russell Kane and Rachel Parris as Johnny and Melissa, who pranced in full of fighting talk to Eye Of The Tiger, before shocking the pros with their ropey dancefloor skills. There were more laughs when they met judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Anton Du Beke and Motsi Mabuse, as Melissa introduced herself as the "head pro". And, in a nod to judge Du Beke's career path, she teased: "Give me a season or so and I'll probably do an Anton and level up as judge!" In what some viewers said was the "highlight" of the show, popular BBC series Not Going Out and Beyond Paradise came together in a brilliant mash-up. Actor Sally Bretton was the one tying it all together, as in sitcom Not Going Out she is the wife of Lee Mack, and in crime drama Beyond Paradise she's the girlfriend of Humphrey (Kris Marshall). All of the characters were in the sketch, along with some others from the programmes. They all rubbed along together as some mysterious things started happening in Cornwall. The crossover ended up being a madcap and slightly baffling sequence of mistaken identities and general confusion - but viewers loved it. "Not Going Beyond Paradise has so far been the best part of the night," one person said on X, as another said it was "the highlight". Comedian Chabuddy G from sitcom People Just Do Nothing had his work cut out for him when he 'joined' the Gladiators. Hosts Bradley and Barney Walsh thought he was a new contender, but Chabuddy was convinced he was actually the new Gladiator and that his show name could be Girth, Wind and Fire. Having slipped into his Spandex and a leopard print robe, he sneaked backstage to hang out with the others as if he was one of them and offered Bionic a high five. But when the Gladiator snubbed him with a withering glance, he bragged: "I'll probably take your bloody arm off knowing my strength." However, his smirk disappeared when he ended up on the Duel platform with Bionic. Insisting he needed to pause for a toilet break, he looked up at the Gladiator towering over him and asked the hosts: "I'm not going to have to fight him am I?" "Bradders you absolute snake mate!" he sniped. In a shock twist Chabuddy did end up knocking Bionic off the platform, but the show bosses discovered foul play and he was slapped with a Gladiators ban. Red Nose Day stalwart Lenny Henry made everyone's night when he appeared in a pre-recorded video to reflect on the years of Comic Relief. The comedian co-founded the charity and hosted the programme for decades, but fronted his final show last year. Announcing he was stepping down, he told the BBC: "I think it needs new blood, and I'm definitely old blood." "I can't believe Comic Relief is turning the big 40," he said in the video. "In some ways it feels like 1985 was like, yesterday." Read more: Comic Relief Jamie Laing's Red Nose Day ultra marathon challenge so far Billy Monger gets pep talk from Gordon Ramsay ahead of Comic Relief challenge Inbetweeners duo to team up for Comic Relief Oasis sketch (Manchester Evening News, 2 min read) "A lot has changed," he went on. "A lot of it for the better - me, you, us, we've been on quite the journey." He told viewers: "I said something in 1993 that I am going to say again because it's as true today as it ever was. The point is, forget geography, these are your neighbours and this is your doorstep." Host Davina McCall broke down in tears as she talked about her brain tumour. The TV presenter underwent surgery last year after a colloid cyst, a benign tumour, was discovered during a health check. Addressing viewers, she said: "I had a pretty mad year this year. Doctors found a benign brain tumour by chance and after a lot of deliberating I had it removed and it's been quite possibly the hardest thing I have ever been through." Tearful, the star said the entire experience "made me really think deeply about what life is all about and about what really really matters when things get tough". McCall said she needed the "brilliance and the skill" of experts, as well as love and support. "There are so many people who are scared, they are in trouble, they are in danger, so many... and they don't have the friends or the money or the support that I did," she said. "I know I was so lucky." The star stressed the importance of the fundraiser and how it could turn so many people's lives around, thanking the "wonderful strangers" who stepped up and supported others. "I love you guys, we love you," she said. "You show up for people when they are really up against it." Oasis' feud and reunion tour got the parody treatment in a sketch starring James Buckley as Liam Gallagher and his Inbetweeners co-star Joe Thomas as his brother Noel. The spoof charted the band's rise, 2009 row (which was put down to someone treading on a tambourine and saw both stars unleash a volley of expletives) and the 2024 announcement of their comeback tour. Poking fun at the long waits for tickets, it saw one poor Oasis fan looking dismayed when his computer told him he was about 10 million in the queue. When we revisited him he was number five, but just a skeleton remained in his chair. There was also a nod to the ticket drama, where prices rose because of dynamic pricing. Piers Morgan had a role as a "Ticket Master", who told the Gallaghers: "Let me reassure you personally, everyone will be treated completely fairly." At the end of the night, the hosts announced that so far over £32 million had been raised.
Telegraph
21-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Comic Relief 2025, review: The weakest telethon in recent memory
It was that time of year again. Comic Relief: Funny for Money (BBC One) celebrated its 40th birthday not, as host Joel Dommett suggested, 'by getting grey hairs everywhere and contemplating Botox'. Instead it marked the milestone with the weakest schedule-filler in recent memory. Live from Salford's Media City, the backslapping luvvies were out in force. The resulting red-nosed epic sprawled across almost five hours, alternating between disappointing sketches and heart-tugging stories to get viewers digging deep. Why not exploit the country's plentiful comedic talent, rather than rely on tired repeats? Why not have it helmed by stand-ups, rather than generic rent-a-presenters? What was once must-see TV has been reduced to a shadow of its former self. No wonder ratings and donations are down. Nodding to its 1985 origins with a loose 'Back to the Eighties' theme, the telethon kicked off with a medley of period-appropriate pop acts. Kajagoogoo's Limahl, T'Pau's Carol Vorderman and Roachford busted out doddery renditions of their signature hits as if on the cruise ship circuit. Hardly catnip for younger viewers. A slow start became a painful one when the first skit saw Chabuddy G from People Just Do Nothing, aka actor Asim Chaudhry, joining the Gladiators. He gave himself the Gladiator name of 'Girth, Wind & Fire', cracked copious flatulence gags and beat Bionic in a Duel but forgot to include any actual jokes. I dread to think how many viewers switched off before festivities had barely begun. As always, plentiful BBC properties received the skit treatment. A Strictly Come Dancing spoof saw the ballroom blockbuster's professional line-up fall victim to inclusivity quotas and forced to let amateurs join its ranks. Rachel Parris and Russell Kane landed the gig and delivered a game enough routine, even if Claudia Winkleman and Craig Revel Horwood taught them a thing or two about timing. The night's comedic high point was 'Not Going Beyond Paradise', a mash-up between sitcom Not Going Out and detective drama Beyond Paradise. Starring both of actress Sally Bretton's on-screen husbands, Lee Mack and Kris Marshall, it was a playfully daft tale of doppelgängers, slapstick and cosy crime tropes. The much-hyped Oasis reunion was lampooned with Inbetweeners stars James Buckley and Joe Thomas donning bushy monobrows to portray the Gallagher brothers. Piers Morgan popped up to play the villainous, demonically cackling CEO of a certain ticketing site. Talk about typecast. It was the most heavily trailed segment but fell flat, repeatedly relying on swearing as a punchline. Munya Chawawa attempted to become Brian Cox's understudy in West End play The Score. The no-nonsense Succession star gave him short shrift, possibly exacerbated by the underpowered script. It was hard to tell how much of the ensuing awkwardness was intentional. The feeble quality of the fresh sketches was only emphasised by reruns of Comic Relief classics starring Rik Mayall, Mr Bean, French and Saunders, Smithy from Gavin & Stacey and Billy Connolly's bare bottom. Less light-hearted but equally worthy was a five-minute mini-episode of EastEnders, focusing on Phil Mitchell. In recent months, the gravel-throated hard man has been suffering from depression and psychosis. The storyline reached crisis point on the soap's 40th anniversary when he attempted suicide and was sectioned. A stagey playlet set at the mental health unit saw Phil bond with a fellow patient. Produced in collaboration with the Brandon Centre, another Comic Relief-funded charity, it was quietly powerful and sensitively handled. This was the first Red Nose Day since the departure of the charity's co-founder but Sir Lenny Henry popped up in a VT package, reflecting on the past 40 years. Catching up with some people helped by Comic Relief-funded projects in Africa, he trotted out his now-familiar catchphrase: 'Forget geography. These are your neighbours. This is your doorstep.' Highlights from celebrity charity challenges tackled over the past week included double amputee Billy Monger's Ironman triathlon in the Hawaiian heat and Radio 1 DJ Jamie 'Biscuits' Laing completing five ultra-marathons by running 150 miles from London to Salford. Laing limped on-stage to hear that he'd heroically raised more than £2m. Proceedings were steered by a tag-team of eight co-hosts. Talk about BBC over-staffing. Lined up on-stage, they looked more like an ageing chorus line than a coherent presenting team. Dommett, Rylan and Davina McCall were the pick of the bloated bunch. Musical interludes punctuated proceedings with the regularity of commercial breaks. The Sugababes wowed but were Rock Choir and Titanique really the best the bookers could do? Come the 10 O'Clock News, the action switched to BBC Two for edgier post-watershed material. Tom Allen and AJ Odudu oversaw a 'late 'n' live'-style cabaret beset by technical glitches. Pontypridd stand-up Paul Hilleard, winner of last year's BBC New Comedy Award, delivered a fitfully amusing deadpan set. This was followed by a return to the flagship channel for 40 Years Of Funny, a retrospective romp through the archives with Emma Willis and Asim Chaudhry. Comic Relief reached its 40th year with too many creaking joints and too few aching sides. This frustratingly flat spectacle might have raised millions of pounds for charitable causes. It just didn't raise many laughs.
