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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 #698 as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #698.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #698 is... "We're not lost..."
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "If Google Maps fails you..."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- SWAYS
- TOURS
- RAISE
- MALTY
- BACON
- TSAR
- POUR
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 'F' and ends with 'Y'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's FINDYOURWAY.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #698?
Drumroll, please...
- LANDMARK
- SEXTANT
- COMPASS
- ATLAS
- STAR
- BEACON
...and the spangram was FINDYOURWAY.
Strands #698
“We're not lost ...”
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Hi Strands fans. This puzzle was a reminder of the bad old days before smartphones and Google Maps revolutionized navigation. As someone with a very poor sense of direction, that change couldn't come soon enough!
In any case, I got through without using any clues, as I spotted LANDMARK in the top-right corner straight away. I then followed "find" along to spell the spangram of FINDYOURWAY.
SEXTANT was in the gap left over in the middle of the spangram, which is just as well, as I doubt I'd have got it without it being the only option.
I then moved onto the bottom segment and found COMPASS in the bottom-right corner, with ATLAS to its left.
That left two answers to find at the top of the board. STAR was on the right, which meant I just had to connect BEACON to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #697.
- HERO
- CELEBRITY
- ICON
- PERSONALITY
- SUPERSTAR
...and the spangram was CLAIMTOFAME.
Strands #697
“Talk of the town”
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Hi Strands fans. A slightly tricky one today, given the broadness of the topic: fame and celebrity.
I needed a clue to get me started, and it revealed HERO. I might well have been stuck there, if I hadn't seen the twisty anagram making CELEBRITY in the bottom-left corner, which made the theme of the puzzle that bit clearer.
I then located ICON in the bottom-right corner, followed by PERSONALITY between my two answers on the left-hand side.
I finally spotted SUPERSTAR in the top-right corner. All that was left was to reorder the remaining letters into the spangram. It was, of course, CLAIMTOFAME.
