Today's NYT Strands hints and answer: solutions to game #724, February 25

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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 #724 as well as the answers, should it come to that.

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #724.

Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints

The official theme for NYT Strands #724 is... "That's really out there!"

And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Out of this world".

If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:

INTER
TASER
MODEL
PEACE
CORE
SLATE
DEALS

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 'S' and ends with 'T'.

Scroll down to find out what it is...

It's SPACECRAFT.

Today's Strands answers

So, what are today's Strands answers for game #724?

Drumroll, please...

ROVER
SATELLITE
LANDER
PROBE
MODULE
ORBITER

...and the spangram was SPACECRAFT.

Strands #724

“That's really out there!”

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Hi Strands fans. A tricky one, that I kind of lucked my way into uncovering today.

At first, I assumed that the theme of "That's really out there!" would relate to words like "incredible", "outrageous" or "amazing". It was only when I connected ROVER in the bottom-left corner while looking for clue words that I realized this was actually related to space.

Even then, it took me a while to find my next word. I eventually spotted SATELLITE near the top on the left-hand side, which then allowed me to get LANDER spelt backwards above it.

I then found PROBE in the bottom-right corner, which gave me the basic shape of the spangram above it: SPACECRAFT.

The last two answer gave me pause, however. In the end I had to use a clue which revealed MODULE in the middle of the board. That just left ORBITER in the top-right corner to complete the puzzle.

Yesterday's Strands answers

Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #723.

Strands #723 — (Image credit: Alan Martin)

ENCYCLOPEDIA
DICTIONARY
THESAURUS
DIRECTORY

...and the spangram was LOOKITUP.

Strands #723

“Just for reference”

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Hi Strands fans. A nice easy one today. For me, the theme of "Just for reference" can only refer to reference books, and I immediately spotted the unusual combination of letters that make up ENCYCLOPEDIA in the top-left corner.

The DICTIONARY is a good partner to that, and I duly found it in the bottom-right corner.

I was then looking for a spangram containing the word "book", but when I instead saw "look" in the bottom-left corner, I extended that to spell LOOKITUP instead.

That left the two remaining answers in their own sections. THESAURUS was on the right-hand side, with DIRECTORY on the left to complete the puzzle.

Freelance contributor Alan has been writing about tech for over a decade, covering phones, drones and everything in between. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are found all over the web and in the occasional magazine too. When not weighing up the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, you'll probably find him tackling his ever-growing games backlog. He also handles all the Wordle coverage on Tom's Guide and has been playing the addictive NYT game for the last several years in an effort to keep his streak forever intact.