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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 #693 as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #693.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #693 is... "The straight and narrow".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Rod-ger that."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- STANCE
- PLATE
- TONES
- NOTABLE
- TAKEN
- CONE
- BOAT
- PEEK
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 'S' and ends with 'N'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's STICKYSITUATION.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #693?
Drumroll, please...
- PICKET
- DOWEL
- CANE
- POLE
- POST
- BATON
- STAKE
...and the spangram was STICKYSITUATION.
Strands #693
“The straight and narrow”
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Hi Strands fans. I'm sorry to say I still didn't quite cotton on to what this puzzle was about, even with three answers on the board.
It started well enough. I saw "situation" along the left-hand side and extended it to spell the spangram of STICKYSITUATION.
I then found PICKET and DOWEL to the right at the top of the board, and thought this was "sticky" in the sense of fastening things, rather than just being about sticks.
This misunderstanding meant that I had to use a clue, which revealed CANE. It was only then that I realized my mistake, and could look for other kinds of stick.
I duly found POST below it and POLE next to the spangram. BATON was between the two, which just left STAKE above to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #692.
- NIGHT
- STARRY
- WATER
- LILIES
- PARTY
- BOATING
...and the spangram was FAMOUSPAINTING.
Strands #692
“A work of art”
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Hi Strands fans. I'm not much of an art gallery person, which made my heart sink when I saw the topic. Fortunately, I was able to get through without using any clues, but it was definitely based on an ability to find words, rather than any familiarity with the world of art.
I saw the word "painting" in the top-right corner quite early on, but couldn't see a way to connect it as the spangram, so carried on looking for random words.
Eventually, I found one that worked: NIGHT in the bottom-left corner. While looking for the connecting word of STARRY (i.e: 'Starry Night' by Vincent van Gogh), I saw how to connect the spangram: FAMOUSPAINTING, which looped round the top of the board.
I then connected STARRY underneath it, and was away. I found WATER below, and realized the natural pairing to this was LILLIES just above and to the left ('Water Lilies' by Claude Monet).
I had two words to find, and fortunately they were distinct enough not to give me any problems. I found BOATING in the bottom-right corner, and that just left PARTY to its left to complete the puzzle (either Pierre-Auguste Renoir or Mary Cassatt, Google tells me!).
