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 #660, as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #660.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #660 is... "Br-r-r-r-r!"
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Wrap up warm".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- LOGIC
- FLOOR
- FIRE
- PLOY
- LONER
- FLOOR
- LILAC
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 'N' and ends with 'T'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's NOTSOHOT.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #660?
Drumroll, please...
- FREEZING
- CHILLY
- FRIGID
- COOL
- GLACIAL
- COLD
- POLAR
...and the spangram was NOTSOHOT.
Strands #660
“Br-r-r-r-r!”
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Hi Strands fans. Once again, a puzzle where the theme doesn't leave much room for doubt. "Br-r-r-r-r!" is universal shorthand for "I'm cold", so finding synonyms in that area clearly seemed to be the order of the day.
The 'Z' in the top-right quadrant led me straight to FREEZING, and I then saw CHILLY in the top left. That created a one-line gap between the two which started me off for the spangram of NOTSOHOT.
With the board split in two, I noticed FRIGID below FREEZING, which isolated the four letters of COOL to its right.
Moving onto the left-hand side, I located GLACIAL in the bottom-left corner, with COLD above. That just left POLAR on top of that to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #659.
- EARRINGS
- BOOK
- SCARF
- WINE
- CANDLE
- GADGET
- LOTION
...and the spangram was REGIFTING.
Strands #659
“Pass it along”
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Hi Strands fans. With hindsight, I should have got the spangram a lot sooner than I did. I could see the word "gifting", but didn't think to add the 're' until much later, even though it makes perfect sense within the theme of "Pass it along" (and, as a term, was popularized by one of my favorite shows: Seinfeld).
Instead, I began finding common Christmas presents, spotting EARRINGS in the bottom-right corner, and BOOK diagonally opposite. SCARF was in the middle, with WINE directly above it.
It was only then that I figured out the spangram: REGIFTING written across the board from left to right.
Three answers were left to find. CANDLE was directly above the spangram, with GADGET in the top-right corner. That just left LOTION in the bottom-left corner to complete the puzzle.
