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Need help with Strands #754? 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 #754 as well as the answers, should it come to that.

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #754.

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

The official theme for NYT Strands #754 is... "Just right".

And here's an unofficial hint from me: "A precise fit."

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

  • BADGE
  • MEAT
  • SLIDE
  • PECTORALS
  • PILOT
  • BILE
  • ALSO
  • SORT
  • SELECT

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 'T' and ends with 'E'.

Scroll down to find out what it is...

It's TAILORMADE.

Today's Strands answers

So, what are today's Strands answers for game #754?

Drumroll, please...

  • PERFECT
  • EXACT
  • FITTING
  • SEEMLY
  • IDEAL
  • SUITABLE

Strands #754

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...and the spangram was TAILORMADE.

Strands #754

“Just right”

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Hi Strands fans. An easy enough one today - or it was as soon as I found PERFECT in the top-right corner. From there, it was clear that the theme of "Just right" involved looking for synonyms of perfection.

I duly found EXACT at the bottom of the board, with FITTING to its right. The three answers I had gave me the outline of the spangram, which turned out to be TAILORMADE written from the top of the board to the bottom.

Three answers were left to find on the other side. I found SEEMLY snaking its way into the top-left corner, with IDEAL directly below it. That just left SUITABLE in the bottom-left corner to complete the puzzle.

Yesterday's Strands answers

Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #753.

Strands #753

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  • OBOE
  • CLARINET
  • FLUTE
  • RECORDER
  • HARMONICA

...and the spangram was WINDINSTRUMENT.

Strands #753

“I blew it!”

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Hi Strands fans. The theme of "I blew it!" sent me off in a completely wrong direction here. I looked for words related to failure, but came up empty handed, causing me to use a clue.

The revealed answer left me kicking myself: OBOE. Of course, this was all about different kinds of WINDINSTRUMENT - the spangram that went from the bottom-left corner to the middle of the right-hand side.

That cordoned off the bottom-right corner for CLARINET, and I then spotted FLUTE diagonally opposite. RECORDER was below it, which just left HARMONICA in the top-right corner 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.