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 #674 as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #674.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #674 is... "Look up!"
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "What's in the sky?"
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- TEARY
- BAGGED
- PARTY
- NECK
- AIRY
- CAKE
- GALLON
- NAIL
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 'D' and ends with 'Y'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's DEFYINGGRAVITY.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #674?
Drumroll, please...
- BIRD
- KITE
- DRONE
- BALLOON
- ROCKET
- AIRPLANE
...and the spangram was DEFYINGGRAVITY.
Strands #674
“Look up!”
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Hi Strands fans. I must have some kind of New Year's hangover, as I really struggled with this pretty simple puzzle today.
"Look up!" isn't exactly tricky, and while I saw the word "gravity" along the right-hand side, I couldn't tell how to connect it until I used two clues.
These revealed BIRD and KITE in the middle, which neatly guided the shape of the spangram: DEFYINGGRAVITY.
Thankfully it was pretty much plain sailing after that: just name things that fly or float. I found DRONE in the top-right corner, with BALLOON to its left to complete the top half.
The bottom section, meanwhile, was completed with ROCKET on the left and AIRPLANE on the right.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #673.
- STAINED
- FILTHY
- GRUBBY
- SPEEDY
- SWIFT
- BRISK
...and the spangram was QUICKANDDIRTY.
Strands #673
“Slapped together”
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Hi Strands fans. I'll be honest: I didn't have a clue what this theme meant, and it was only after I finished that it clicked. The spangram of QUICKANDDIRTY doesn't just define the two types of answer, but is a way of saying the theme: "Slapped together".
Fortunately, I stumbled into a couple of answers by chance while looking for clue words. STAINED was in the bottom-right corner, with FILTHY to its left.
I found "dirty", but as it didn't connect in its own right, I followed it back to that curious 'Q' and completed the spangram of QUICKANDDIRTY. This left a gap that was ripe for GRUBBY.
I then turned my attention to the "quick" part of the spangram. I found SPEEDY in the top-right corner, followed by SWIFT spelt backwards to its left. That just left BRISK in the top-left corner to complete the puzzle.
