If you've been having trouble with any of the connections or words in Wednesday's puzzle, you're not alone, and these hints should definitely help you out. Plus, I'll reveal the answers further down.

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...