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 #931 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 #931, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #931.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #931 is... "Putting on airs."
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Talking yourself up."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- SALTY
- BURST
- BLUES
- FELTS
- SIXTY
- GRATER
- BLOAT
- PERUSE
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 'G' and ends with 'Y'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's GRANDIOSITY.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #931?
Drumroll, please...
- BRAG
- GLOAT
- BLUSTER
- STRUT
- FLEX
- BOAST
- POSTURE
...and the spangram was GRANDIOSITY.
Strands #931
“Putting on airs”
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Hi Strands fans. It took me a while to get started here, as the theme of "Putting on airs" didn't give me much to work with.
I had to use a clue. It revealed BRAG in the middle of the board, which to me didn't entirely fit the theme, but at least gave me something to work with as I looked for synonyms.
I found GLOAT in the top-left corner, with BLUSTER along the right-hand side.
I then lucked into the spangram, as I was trying to connect "grandstand" from the top-right corner, but ran out of letters. I saw I could still use the first five letters with GRANDIOSITY, which turned out to be the spangram.
STRUT filled the gap left on the top half, leaving me three answers to find at the bottom.
FLEX was the first one I found, finally making use of that suspicious 'X'. I then connected BOAST below it, which just left POSTURE to its right to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #930.
- ARRR
- MATEY
- AVAST
- HEARTIES
- SAVVY
- YOHOHO
...and the spangram was TALKLIKEAPIRATE.
Strands #930
“Shiver me timbers!”
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Hi Strands fans. Did you know it was 'Talk Like a Pirate Day' today? I didn't until I started this puzzle, though the theme of "Shiver me timbers!" left very little to the imagination, even though the day is not on my calendar.
Indeed, I found the spangram of TALKLIKEAPIRATE right away, which neatly isolated ARRR in the bottom-right corner.
I then found MATEY in the middle, with AVAST diagonally above it in the top-left corner. HEARTIES was immediately below that.
Two answers were left to find in the top-right corner, both mixed up with each other. I was at a loss so used a clue, which revealed SAVVY - a word I'd never thought to be especially piratey.
Still, it made the final answer easy to find. I connected YOHOHO to its left and completed the puzzle.
