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Need help with Strands #680? Here are some hints and the answers

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

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #680.

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

The official theme for NYT Strands #680 is... "Appeal to a hire power".

And here's an unofficial hint from me: "A career summary".

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

  • TIMES
  • CRAWS
  • MATE
  • SILK
  • SCONE
  • CANES
  • TRACE
  • DANES

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 'R' and ends in 'E'.

Scroll down to find out what it is...

It's RESUME.

Today's Strands answers

So, what are today's Strands answers for game #680?

Drumroll, please...

  • NAME
  • EDUCATION
  • EXPERIENCE
  • SKILLS
  • CONTACT
  • AWARDS

Strands #680

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...and the spangram was RESUME.

Strands #680

“Appeal to a hire power”

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Hi Strands fans. I needed a clue to get started today for two reasons. Firstly, because I'm British, and it's "CV" rather than "resume" over here. Secondly because I'm a freelancer, and haven't needed to update mine in about a decade.

In any case, that clue revealed NAME, which put me on the right track. I'd already clocked the spelling of "hire" in the theme, and used this with the clue to find the spangram of RESUME near the top of the board.

I then found EDUCATION in the area cordoned off in the top-left corner, followed by EXPERIENCE in the opposite corner.

Then, I spotted SKILLS on the left-hand side, and CONTACT below it. That just left AWARDS near the top-right corner to complete the puzzle.

Yesterday's Strands answers

Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #679.

Strands #679

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  • HUZZAH
  • HOORAY
  • YIPPEE
  • WHOOPEE
  • BOOYAH
  • AWESOME

Strands #679

“Yay!!!”

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Hi Strands fans. I'm not sure if anyone will be reading today, as I got through today's puzzle without a single misstep. Not only did I use no clues, but there were no incorrect connections on my way to a speedy win.

That double 'Z' on the left set me on the right track right away, as I connected HUZZAH to kick things off. I then found HOORAY above it, followed by YIPPEE below.

That gave the outline of the spangram. THATSGREAT was spelt from top to bottom, leaving me with just three answers on the right to find.

Only the last one gave me any trouble. WHOOPEE was in the top-right corner, with BOOYAH below it.

That just left the anagram of SEOEMWA to unpick, which briefly stopped me in my tracks. But then I figured it out, connecting AWESOME to complete the puzzle.

Alan Martin
Alan Martin

Freelance contributor Alan has been writing about tech for over a decade, covering phones, drones and everything in between. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are found all over the web and in the occasional magazine too. When not weighing up the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, you'll probably find him tackling his ever-growing games backlog. He also handles all the Wordle coverage on Tom's Guide and has been playing the addictive NYT game for the last several years in an effort to keep his streak forever intact.

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