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 #591, 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 #591, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #591.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #591 is... "Going up?"
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Push it real good".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- CLOSET
- NAMES
- LOTS
- BOUTS
- ROUTS
- VOTES
- STARVE
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 'E' and ends with 'S'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's ELEVATORBUTTONS.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #591?
Drumroll, please...
- LOBBY
- BASEMENT
- OPEN
- CLOSE
- GROUND
- ALARM
...and the spangram was ELEVATORBUTTONS.
Strands #591
“Going up?”
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Hi Strands fans. A far more enjoyable puzzle than yesterday's. Even if it was on the easy side, I'm a big fan of puzzles that contain a pictographic representation of the theme - in this case the spangram going up and down a tower, like an elevator.
But the theme of "Going up?" didn't leave much room for ambiguity, and I saw the word "elevator" spelt backwards from the bottom to the top of the board right away. It wasn't an answer, and I couldn't see how to extend it into the spangram yet, so I looked for other words related to lifts.
LOBBY and BASEMENT were at the bottom of the board, on the left and right sides respectively. I then found OPEN and CLOSE to complete the right-hand side, and to reveal that the elusive spangram was ELEVATORBUTTONS.
I had two answers to find on the left-hand side. GROUND was just above LOBBY, and that left ALARM in the top-left corner to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #590.
- JELLY
- STONE
- DINNER
- CRESCENT
- PEBBLE
- BOULDER
...and the spangram was ROCKANDROLL.
Strands #590
“This & that”
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Hi Strands fans. Maybe it's me being dumb, but for me, that might be the weakest puzzle to date.
It felt so tenuous, in fact, that I had to ask my partner at the end what on Earth the link was between the theme, the spangram and the answers, because it went straight over my head (she figured it out in the end, but it wasn't immediately obvious to her either).
If you're as lost as me, three of the answers are related to "rocks" and the other three go with "roll". Yeah.
I actually got started without a clue, finding JELLY on the right-hand side. At this point, I assumed that "This & that" would be one of those puzzles where you pair things together, so I wasted quite a lot of time looking for something related to peanut butter.
When that failed, I used a clue which revealed STONE. I was then able to get the spangram of ROCKANDROLL.
That still revealed nothing to me, and I used a second clue to reveal DINNER. While baffling, it did at least block off the corner where CRESCENT was hidden.
I still didn't know what was going on, so just looked for words vaguely related to rocks, finding PEBBLE and BOULDER at the top of the board to complete the puzzle. Not that much fun, but hopefully it'll be back to its best tomorrow.
