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 #671 as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #671.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #671 is... "I've never seen that before!"
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Describing innovation".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- BRAIN
- VIEWS
- MOUNDS
- LINERS
- ALIVE
- GROOVE
- SIEGES
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 'B' and ends with 'D'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's BREAKNEWGROUND.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #671?
Drumroll, please...
- FRESH
- NOVEL
- ORIGINAL
- INVENTIVE
- SEMINAL
...and the spangram was BREAKNEWGROUND.
Strands #671
“I've never seen that before!”
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Hi Strands fans. A bit of a sluggish start to the new year for me, and I found myself struggling with today's puzzle.
That was, until I used a clue to reveal FRESH on the right, when I realized that this was set to be synonyms for "innovative". That helped me get the spangram of BREAKNEWGROUND to split the board in two, and crack the puzzle wide open.
With that division, I was able to find NOVEL and ORIGINAL above FRESH to complete the right-hand side.
After trying to find a double 'N' for "innovative", I realized that the letters at the top of the left-hand side were actually part of INVENTIVE. I then connected SEMINAL below it to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #670.
- FIREPLACE
- ROBE
- CUDDLES
- COCOA
- SLIPPERS
- BLANKET
...and the spangram was STAYWARM.
Strands #670
“Home is where the hearth is”
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Hi Strands fans. A frustrating one this. Naturally, my eye was drawn to the word "hearth" in the theme, and I duly found FIREPLACE along the left-hand side. But after failing to find any synonyms or fireplace-related words, I had to use a clue.
That clue revealed ROBE in the top-right corner, and I now knew the puzzle was about generally getting cozy. Sure enough, I was able to find the spangram of STAYWARM written downwards to its left to split the grid in two.
I found CUDDLES isolated in the bottom-right corner to complete the side, but was then stumped again and needed a second clue.
It revealed COCOA in the bottom-left corner, and I was off, finding BLANKET in the top-left corner and SLIPPERS below it to complete the puzzle.
