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 #662, as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #662.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #662 is... "Caroler's count".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "On the first day...".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- CRIMES
- PIPS
- DIALS
- STEWS
- LAWS
- WASP
- MASTER
- SOIL
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 'S'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's CHRISTMASDAYS.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #662?
Drumroll, please...
- PIPERS
- MAIDS
- LORDS
- SWANS
- DRUMMERS
- LADIES
...and the spangram was CHRISTMASDAYS.
Strands #662
“Caroler's count”
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Hi Strands fans, and Merry Christmas! Appropriately, today's puzzle is about as festive as they come. It's also pretty straightforward, meaning it won't keep you from the festivities for too long.
The theme of "Caroler's count" isn't totally obvious, but I could see the word "Christmas" near the top of the board, and quickly converted that to the spangram of CHRISTMASDAYS.
Then I found the word PIPERS spelt backwards down the right-hand side, and realized this was about The 12 Days of Christmas.
Now it was just a case of ticking off the other days from the song. I found MAIDS just below the spangram on the left-hand side, with LORDS below it. SWANS was to its right.
That left two isolated answers to unpick. DRUMMERS was the anagram in the top-left corner, which just left LADIES in the middle to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #661.
- COZY
- COMFY
- HOMEY
- WARM
- SOFT
- RELAXING
- PLEASANT
...and the spangram was SNUGASABUG.
Strands #661
“Gather around”
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Hi Strands fans. The theme of "Gather around" made me think this was another Christmas-themed puzzle. It kind of is, in the sense that it's about getting cozy, I just thought it would be more about family gatherings.
With that in mind, I had to use a clue to kick things off. It connected the word COZY, which helped me find COMFY spelt backwards above it. Between the two was a gap that looked ripe for the spangram, and I duly found SNUGASABUG from the left to the bottom-right corner.
I then found HOMEY in the top-right corner, with WARM and SOFT in the gaps between the spangram and my existing answers.
I now had two answers to find in the bottom section. The 'X' proved to be part of RELAXING, spelt backwards in an L shape to the bottom-left corner. That just left PLEASANT to fill the gap and complete the puzzle.
