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Need help with Strands #826? Here are some hints and the answers

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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 #826 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 #826, so read on if you need a little help.

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #826.

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Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints

The official theme for NYT Strands #826 is... "Herpetology 101".

And here's an unofficial hint from me: "No mammals allowed."

If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:

  • CREAM
  • CLEAN
  • TRUER
  • FAKE
  • BLEACH
  • FLAKE
  • BLUE
  • CORE

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 and ends with 'C' and ends with 'D'.

Scroll down to find out what it is...

It's COLDBLOODED.

Today's Strands answers

So, what are today's Strands answers for game #826?

Drumroll, please...

  • SNAKE
  • TURTLE
  • BULLFROG
  • CROCODILE
  • CHAMELEON

Strands #826

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...and the spangram was COLDBLOODED.

Strands #826

“Herpetology 101”

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Hi Strands fans. I'll level with you: I was not familiar with the word "herpetology" before beginning this puzzle, which is something of a disadvantage, given the word makes up the majority of the theme.

Fortunately, I found SNAKE right at the top of the board, and when I then located TURTLE in the bottom-left corner, it became obvious. This was about reptiles, and I duly found the spangram of COLDBLOODED starting next to SNAKE and finishing next to TURTLE.

Now I just needed to think of more cold-blooded creatures, starting with BULLFROG which was in the gap between my two existing answers, completing the left-hand side.

Two words were left to find on the right-hand side. CROCODILE was at the bottom of the board, which just left CHAMELEON above it to complete the puzzle.

Yesterday's Strands answers

Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #825.

Strands #825

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  • MARRIAGE
  • VOWS
  • NUPTIALS
  • MATRIMONY
  • WEDLOCK

...and the spangram was TYINGTHEKNOT.

Strands #825

“With this ring ...”

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Hi Strands fans. I'd be surprised if today's puzzle tripped many people up. What can "With this ring..." represent except a puzzle about weddings?

Sure enough, I found MARRIAGE at the top of the board, with VOWS to its left. I then spotted NUPTIALS along the bottom of the board, with MATRIMONY in the top-right corner.

Two answers were left to find, including the spangram which was surprisingly fiddly. Eventually I saw the word "knot" and realized it was part of TYINGTHEKNOT.

That just left WEDLOCK to connect underneath to complete the puzzle.

Alan Martin
Alan Martin

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