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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 #699 as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #699.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #699 is... "It's part of the game".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "On the court, field or pitch".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- HALL
- SQUAT
- LARD
- VOLE
- LICK
- CALL
- DEAL
- SAVED
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 'H' and ends with 'L'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's HAVEABALL.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #699?
Drumroll, please...
- PADDLE
- BASKET
- RACQUET
- VOLLEY
- FOOT
- BASE
- PICKLE
...and the spangram was HAVEABALL.
Strands #699
“It's part of the game”
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Hi Strands fans. A nice easy one today: various sports with the word "ball" stripped away.
Despite not needing any clues, it actually took me quite a while to cotton on that this was about sport names and not the required equipment.
I found PADDLE in the middle of the board first, and then BASKET at the bottom.
The idea that this was about sporting equipment was extended when I located RACQUET on the right-hand side, but was disproved when I spotted VOLLEY to its left.
Then I found the spangram of HAVEABALL and it all became clear. I duly connected FOOT above it and BASE to its left. That just left PICKLE to the right to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #698.
- LANDMARK
- SEXTANT
- COMPASS
- ATLAS
- STAR
- BEACON
...and the spangram was FINDYOURWAY.
Strands #698
“We're not lost ...”
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Hi Strands fans. This puzzle was a reminder of the bad old days before smartphones and Google Maps revolutionized navigation. As someone with a very poor sense of direction, that change couldn't come soon enough!
In any case, I got through without using any clues, as I spotted LANDMARK in the top-right corner straight away. I then followed "find" along to spell the spangram of FINDYOURWAY.
SEXTANT was in the gap left over in the middle of the spangram, which is just as well, as I doubt I'd have got it without it being the only option.
I then moved onto the bottom segment and found COMPASS in the bottom-right corner, with ATLAS to its left.
That left two answers to find at the top of the board. STAR was on the right, which meant I just had to connect BEACON to complete the puzzle.
