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 #665 as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #665.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #665 is... "Load up on tissues".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Under the weather".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- MASK
- DORKS
- SHAPE
- TOLD
- CHASED
- CHEW
- ROCKS
- LENS
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 'C' and ends with 'M'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's COLDSYMPTOM.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #665?
Drumroll, please...
- WHEEZE
- SNEEZE
- COUGH
- HACK
- DRIP
- SNIFFLE
- SNORT
...and the spangram was COLDSYMPTOM.
Strands #665
“Load up on tissues”
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Hi Strands fans. I must be coming down with something myself, the hard work I made of this puzzle.
It began well enough, with me spotting two 'Z's on the board. The first was part of WHEEZE at the bottom of the grid, with the second at the end of SNEEZE on the left-hand side. I found COUGH between the two, and things were looking good.
But then I couldn't find anything else. I could see "cold" which I (correctly) assumed was part of the spangram, but I couldn't land it.
So I used two clues in a row. The first revealed HACK, with the second showing DRIP. This made a very clear path for the spangram of COLDSYMPTOM.
That left two answers to find. I spotted SNIFFLE spelt backwards along the top of the board, with SNORT below it to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #664.
- OPINION
- TAKE
- VIEWPOINT
- OUTLOOK
- PERSPECTIVE
...and the spangram was MYTWOCENTS.
Strands #664
“If you ask me ...”
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Hi Strands fans. With a theme like "If you ask me...", it seemed likely that today's puzzle would be about OPINION. And sure enough, I found that word in the top-left corner to get started.
I then spotted TAKE in the top-right corner, and the gap between the two answers looked like a prime spot for the spangram. Following the letters down, I was able to spell out the phrase MYTWOCENTS to split the board in two.
I then found VIEWPOINT underneath TAKE on the right-hand side, which left OUTLOOK below that. That meant I just had to connect PERSPECTIVE in the bottom-left corner to complete the puzzle.
