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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 #766 as well as the answers, should it come to that.

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #766.

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

The official theme for NYT Strands #766 is... "We're going under cover."

And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Ready for sleep."

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

  • SPORT
  • SCORE
  • TILE
  • BATH
  • FLANK
  • SPOIL
  • FORM
  • FORTE
  • THANK

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 in 'S'.

Scroll down to find out what it is...

It's BEDCLOTHES.

Today's Strands answers

So, what are today's Strands answers for game #766?

Drumroll, please...

  • BLANKET
  • QUILT
  • AFGHAN
  • THROW
  • SPREAD
  • COMFORTER

Strands #766

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...and the spangram was BEDCLOTHES.

Strands #766

“We're going under cover”

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Hi Strands fans. I wasted quite a bit of time looking for words related to being undercover (disguise? detectives?) today, having missed the space between the words "under" and "cover" in the theme.

Fortunately, I eventually spotted BLANKET in the top half of the board, and was on my way. Having already seen "clothes" below it, I extended this to spell the spangram of BEDCLOTHES to split the board in two. I then grabbed QUILT in the bottom-right corner.

Two words were left to find in the top half. THROW was in the top-right corner, which left me to connect AFGHAN in a straight line on the opposite side.

I drew a blank on the bottom half, though, and had to use a clue. That revealed SPREAD on the left-hand side, leaving me with a simple anagram to decode the final answer. It was, of course, COMFORTER.

Yesterday's Strands answers

Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #765.

Strands #765

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  • MARK
  • KNOT
  • FATHOM
  • WAYPOINT
  • BEARING
  • COURSE

...and the spangram was SMOOTHSAILING.

Strands #765

“Taking the helm”

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Hi Strands fans. A tricky one today that I only managed to complete without clues by chance. While looking for clue words at the bottom of the board, I accidentally connected both KNOT and MARK.

This was just enough to tell me this was about boats, and when I found FATHOM in the bottom-left corner, I could see the outlinne of the spangram. As is normal with this kind of puzzle, it was thematically shaped, with SMOOTHSAILING spelt out in the shape of a ship with a tall sail.

Three words were left to find in the top half of the board. WAYPOINT was in the area isolated by the spangram in the top-right corner, and I then connected BEARING to its left. That meant I just needed to connect COURSE in the middle to complete the puzzle.

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Alan Martin

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