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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 #803 as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #803.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #803 is... "Weaselly wascals".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "It's a kind of mammal".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- WAGER
- LIFTED
- STONE
- TOWEL
- METER
- TRAM
- VERBAGE
- PELT
- MULES
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 'M' and ends in 'S'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's MUSTELIDS.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #803?
Drumroll, please...
- BADGER
- FERRET
- POLECAT
- OTTER
- MARTEN
- WOLVERINE
...and the spangram was MUSTELIDS.
Strands #803
“Weaselly wascals”
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Hi Strands fans. This puzzle very neatly tricked me.
When I saw the theme of "Weaselly wascals", the second word made me think of Elmer Fudd, and that got me thinking about Warner Brothers characters - especially when I saw the word "acme" written along the top line. I assumed that was part of the spangram.
But when I failed to find coyotes or road runners, I realized this was in fact, more broad. I found BADGER on the right-hand side, and got that I'd been barking up the wrong tree the whole time.
Sure enough, I then found FERRET below it and POLECAT in the top-left corner. OTTER followed in the bottom-left corner, and that was enough for me to see the spangram of MUSTELIDS, even if I wasn't 100% sure that was the collective term for this kind of critter.
Two words were left to find, each neatly isolated in their own section. MARTEN was on the left, with WOLVERINE in the top right to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #802.
- OUTLAW
- FOREST
- FRIAR
- SHERIFF
- DISGUISE
- ARCHERY
...and the spangram was ROBINHOOD.
Strands #802
“Men in tights”
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Hi Strands fans. Maybe it's because I grew up near Nottingham, where the Robin Hood folklore is most often associated with, but I instantly clicked with what the theme "Men in tights" refers to (as will anyone familiar with the Mel Brooks film of the same name).
So I connected the spangram of ROBINHOOD at the top of the grid right away, which neatly isolated OUTLAW in the top-left corner.
I then saw FOREST below it, followed by FRIAR in the bottom-left corner. SHERIFF was next, which left one answer above and another below. The former was ARCHERY and the latter was DISGUISE to complete a rather simple puzzle.
