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 #853 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 #853, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #853.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #853 is... "Ooh!"
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "A real display."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- FILE
- PARKING
- GROWN
- HOLE
- DARE
- FROWN
- LINER
- ROLE
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 'F' and ends with 'S'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's FIREWORKS.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #853?
Drumroll, please...
- DAZZLING
- EXCITING
- SPARKLING
- BRIGHT
- COLORFUL
...and the spangram was FIREWORKS.
Strands #853
“Happy 4th of July!”
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Hi Strands fans. A nice colorful puzzle today, fitting for the theme.
I would have been completely lost about what said theme of "Ooh!" actually meant, were my eyes not drawn to the rare letters on the board. The double 'Z' in the top-left corner was part of DAZZLING, while the 'X' on the right was a bit of EXCITING.
At this point, I still didn't know the exact topic, but could see I was looking for 'flashy' kinds of words. I found SPARKLING in the bottom-right corner, and then BRIGHT in the bottom left.
I could then see the spangram of FIREWORKS spelt backwards from bottom to top, and that just left COLORFUL alongside it to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #852.
- OBSTINATE
- WILLFUL
- FIRM
- HEADSTRONG
- STUBBORN
...and the spangram was NOTBUDGING.
Strands #852
“It's like talking to a brick wall”
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Hi Strands fans. A relatively easy one today, mainly because I immediately saw the word OBSTINATE along the top of the board. That, combined with the theme of "It's like talking to a brick wall", made it clear this was a puzzle about difficult characteristics.
I found WILLFUL immediately below it, and then FIRM below that. I could see the words "strong" and "head" but briefly forgot that the word "headstrong" exists, and rightly got nothing for "stronghead".
It wasn't until I connected the spangram of NOTBUDGING below that I realized I had all the letters in that section, and duly connected HEADSTRONG.
That just left STUBBORN in the gap created by the spangram in the bottom-left corner to complete a rather enjoyable puzzle.
