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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 #820 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 #820, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #820.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #820 is... "Shall we gather for lunch?"
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Pick your own."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- CHORTLE
- BACKER
- BAKERY
- TUNES
- CHAIR
- RATTLE
- RENT
- TORY
- SCORE
- LINER
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 in 'G'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's FORAGING.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #820?
Drumroll, please...
- BLACKBERRY
- NETTLE
- RAMP
- CHICORY
- CHESTNUT
- MOREL
...and the spangram was FORAGING.
Strands #820
“Shall we gather for lunch?”
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Hi Strands fans. A cunning theme, this. "Shall we gather for lunch?" is clearly designed to make the player think of social gatherings, but the key word is actually a different meaning of "gather" entirely.
I was very close to using a clue, until I spotted BLACKBERRY in the top-right corner. Of course! This was about FORAGING, the spangram that split the board in two from left to right.
After that, it was pretty plain sailing, other than the answers that simply aren't common words on my side of the Atlantic, like RAMP in the top-left corner. NETTLE, diagonally across from it, was easy to get however.
Moving onto the bottom half of the board, I found CHICORY in the top left, with CHESTNUT below it.
That just left another word I was unfamiliar with - MOREL - in the bottom-right corner. Fortunately, there's only so many ways those letters can be put together...
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #819
- MUSEUM
- BEACH
- MARKET
- CASTLE
- MONUMENT
- RESTAURANT
...and the spangram was TOURISM.
Strands #819
“Places to go”
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Hi Strands fans. Another straightforward one today. "Places to go" at the time of year? It can only be about summer holidays, surely?
Yes indeed. I spotted the spangram of TOURISM on the second and third row, and was away, immediately connecting both MUSEUM and BEACH in the gaps above.
Moving onto the bottom half, I found MARKET in the middle, with MONUMENT down the right-hand side. CASTLE was to the left, and that just left RESTAURANT along the bottom to complete the kind of puzzle that has me longing for my own summer break (soon, Alan!).
