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Need help with Strands #753? Here are some hints and the answers

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

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #753.

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

The official theme for NYT Strands #753 is... "I blew it!".

And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Do you play?"

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

  • CREAM
  • TURF
  • MEANT
  • BOOT
  • CEMENT
  • FIRM
  • RULE
  • BEST

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 'W' and ends with 'T'.

Scroll down to find out what it is...

It's WINDINSTRUMENT.

Today's Strands answers

So, what are today's Strands answers for game #753?

Drumroll, please...

  • OBOE
  • CLARINET
  • FLUTE
  • RECORDER
  • HARMONICA

Strands #753

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...and the spangram was WINDINSTRUMENT.

Strands #753

“I blew it!”

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Hi Strands fans. The theme of "I blew it!" sent me off in a completely wrong direction here. I looked for words related to failure, but came up empty handed, causing me to use a clue.

The revealed answer left me kicking myself: OBOE. Of course, this was all about different kinds of WINDINSTRUMENT - the spangram that went from the bottom-left corner to the middle of the right-hand side.

That cordoned off the bottom-right corner for CLARINET, and I then spotted FLUTE diagonally opposite. RECORDER was below it, which just left HARMONICA 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 #752.

Strands #752

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  • WATER
  • BEER
  • SODA
  • CANDY
  • PRETZEL
  • POPCORN
  • FRIES

...and the spangram was CONCESSIONS.

Strands #752

“Intermission mission”

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Hi Strands fans. A little frustrating today. The theme of "Intermission mission" made it clear this was about what you get in the interval of a show or half time at a game, but my mind went blank three answers in and I needed to use a clue.

It started well enough, with me finding WATER in the top-right corner, and BEER in the bottom left. I then spotted SODA in the middle, but then I drew a blank.

It turns out that's because I was only looking for drinks and not food. The clue revealed CANDY, and it helpfully shaped the end of the spangram. With this path to follow, I was able to connect CONCESSIONS from top to bottom of the board.

That made finding the last three words easy enough. I found PRETZEL in the bottom-right corner to complete that half of the board, and then found POPCORN on the left-hand side. That just left FRIES above it to complete the puzzle.

Alan Martin
Alan Martin

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.