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 #582, 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 #582, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #582.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #582 is... "In for the evening".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Dressed down."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- TOWNS
- PAIN
- SMART
- HUGE
- SNOG
- HOGS
- GOUT
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 'L' and ends with 'R'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's LOUNGEWEAR.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #582?
Drumroll, please...
- NIGHTGOWNS
- PAJAMAS
- ROBES
- LONGJOHNS
- JOGGERS
...and the spangram was LOUNGEWEAR.
Strands #582
“In for the evening”
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Hi Strands fans. Today's puzzle was pretty straightforward for me, chiefly because I saw the word "night" on the left-hand side right away. When that wasn't an answer, I extended it to read NIGHTGOWNS, and I was away.
Despite crossing the board in full, that wasn't the spangram, but I found it immediately below with LOUNGEWEAR, which opened the puzzle right up.
I spotted PAJAMAS in the top-left corner (though it took me a couple of goes, because we spell it PYJAMAS in the UK), with ROBES next to it to complete the top half of the board.
The bottom half only had two answers in it, and I found them both quite quickly. LONGJOHNS was on the left, with JOGGERS on the right to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #581.
- TRICK
- DECEPTION
- LURE
- PLOY
- RUSE
- DECOY
- STRATAGEM
...and the spangram was ITSATRAP.
Strands #581
“Don't take the bait”
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Hi Strands fans. A slightly tricky one, with the theme of "Don't take the bait" at first making me think this would be a puzzle about fishing.
But then I found a couple of answers by accident. These were TRICK in the top-right corner, followed by DECEPTION to its left, which combined to show this would be about fooling people in some way.
Unfortunately, my mind drew a blank at this point, so I used a clue. It revealed LURE down the right-hand side, and I quickly found PLOY below it.
I then found RUSE to its left, and DECOY above that. This cleared enough space for the spangram of ITSATRAP.
I only had one answer left to find, so it was a case of unraveling the anagram of MGEAATRST. It was, of course, STRATAGEM.
