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 #912 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 #912, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #912.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #912 is... "Called by your calling."
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "That's _____ to you!"
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- VICE
- TRITE
- FORE
- DENT
- FORK
- FOOD
- BARD
- ICED
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 'W' and ends in 'E'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's WORKINGTITLE.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #912?
Drumroll, please...
- DOCTOR
- DETECTIVE
- PROFESSOR
- OFFICER
- RABBI
...and the spangram was WORKINGTITLE.
Strands #912
“Called by your calling”
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Hi Strands fans. A clever one today. The theme of "Called by your calling" wasn't much help, except to make me think of professions.
I could see the word "working" in the middle, and tried to extend it to become the spangram. Eventually I saw how: WORKINGTITLE, spanning from the left-hand side to the bottom-right corner.
Aha! So this is a puzzle about job titles that become part of how a professional is addressed!
With that in mind, I connected DOCTOR along the right, and DETECTIVE on the opposite side. PROFESSOR was below it to complete the section.
Two answers were left to find along the top. I connected OFFICER in the top-left corner, which just left RABBI 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 #911.
- BLEACH
- SOAP
- SCRUB
- DETERGENT
- SOLVENT
- CLEANSER
...and the spangram was POWERWASH.
Strands #911
“With a little elbow grease”
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Hi Strands fans. A nice and easy one today. The theme of "With a little elbow grease" indicates a puzzle about cleaning, and this was confirmed when I found BLEACH in the bottom-right corner.
I then found SCRUB above it, and SOAP in the bottom-left corner. This cleared a path for the last few letters of the spangram, which I followed backwards to reveal POWERWASH.
DETERGENT was the last word to be found on the right-hand side, and I then spotted SOLVENT across from it in the top left-hand corner. That just left CLEANSER below it to complete the puzzle.
