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 #920 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 #920, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #920.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #920 is... "Over and out(side)".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "A garden feature."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- GOAL
- PANDA
- BLOW
- DEAR
- CRANE
- PONY
- LION
- VILE
- BOIL
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 'S' and ends in 'E'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's SUNANDSHADE.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #920?
Drumroll, please...
- ARBOR
- PAVILION
- CANOPY
- GAZEBO
- PERGOLA
- BOWER
...and the spangram was SUNANDSHADE.
Strands #920
“Over and out(side)”
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Hi Strands fans. A tough one today, with the theme of "Over and out(side)" not really giving me much to work with.
I had to use a clue, and that clue revealed ARBOR in an 'L' shape at the bottom of the board.
I realized this was a puzzle about outdoor structures, so quickly connected PAVILION up the left-hand side and moving towards the middle of the board.
That gave me the start of the spangram in the bottom-left corner, and I duly connected SUNANDSHADE from there to the bottom right. This neatly isolated CANOPY in the middle, too.
I could finally see what the 'Z' in the top-left corner was - it was part of GAZEBO. I then connected PERGOLA to its right, which just left BOWER below it to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #919.
- DESK
- CUBBY
- WHITEBOARD
- MARKERS
- GLOBE
- EASEL
...and the spangram was BACKTOSCHOOL.
Strands #919
“It's elementary!”
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Hi Strands fans. A nice easy one today, once I'd established that the word "Sherlock" wasn't on the board.
No, this is a puzzle about school: a word I saw written diagonally down the board from left to right. After that failed to connect on its own, I worked backwards and completed the spangram of BACKTOSCHOOL.
I then began looking for words associated with my (long distant) school days. DESK was in the bottom-right corner, with CUBBY above it.
WHITEBOARD was underneath the majority of the spangram, with MARKERS completing the bottom half.
Two words were left to find in the top section. GLOBE was on the right, with EASEL to its left to complete the puzzle.
