Need a bit of help with NYT Strands today? No shame in that, and you've come to the right place. Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #899 as well as the answers, should it come to that.
We'll start off with some clues, before building up to the full answer for Strands #899, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #899.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #899 is... "For better or wurst".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "My condiments to the chef."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- POSE
- RATES
- STARED
- PUTCH
- DONNER
- POET
- SUMS
- STARK
Still struggling? The spangram touches two opposite sides of the board (but can start and end anywhere), and will give you a hint about the connection between the answers. Today, it starts with 'T' and ends in 'S'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's TOPDOGS.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #899?
Drumroll, please...
- KETCHUP
- SAUERKRAUT
- MUSTARD
- CHEESE
- RELISH
- ONION
...and the spangram was TOPDOGS.
Strands #899
“For better or wurst”
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Hi Strands fans. With a title like "For better or wurst", this was always going to be about sausages in some capacity. Thinking it to be of the German variety, I immediately saw SAUERKRAUT in the bottom-left corner.
But not being super confident I could spell it correctly, I went for another condiment to make sure, finding KETCHUP in the middle. With that confirmed, I moved back to the corner to capture the aforementioned cabbagey topping.
I then went hunting for MUSTARD, which I found in the top-left corner, before looking for more exotic toppings. CHEESE was in the bottom-right corner, which gave me enough space to get the spangram of TOPDOGS spelt backwards from right to left.
Two answers were left to find at the top of the board. RELISH was in the top-right corner, with ONION to its left to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #898.
- BAMBOOZLE
- HOODWINK
- DECEIVE
- DUPE
- MISLEAD
- BILK
...and the spangram was CHARLATAN.
Strands #898
“Fool me once ...”
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Hi Strands fans. This puzzle took me a bit longer than it should have, as I got hung up on the words "made up" that I could see in the top right-hand corner. I was convinced this was part of the spangram, given the theme was "Fool me once...".
It was only when I used the 'M' as part of BAMBOOZLE in the top-left corner that I realized I'd been barking up the wrong tree.
But it all came pretty smoothly after that. I found HOODWINK written from the bottom of the board to the middle of the right-hand side, which isolated DECEIVE in the corner.
I was then able to see the actual spangram of CHARLATAN from the top of the board to the bottom, which itself cordoned of DUPE in the top-right corner.
That left two words to find. MISLEAD was on the left-hand side, which just left BILK below it to complete the puzzle.
