Today's NYT Strands hints and answer: solutions to game #935, September 24

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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 #935 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 #935, so read on if you need a little help.

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #935.

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

The official theme for NYT Strands #935 is... "Just outside your door".

And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Outdoor fun."

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

  • MILD
  • RAMP
  • WINE
  • CROFT
  • TRAP
  • FROCK
  • ROCKY
  • SANE

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 'B' and ends with 'D'.

Scroll down to find out what it is...


It's BACKYARD.

Today's Strands answers

So, what are today's Strands answers for game #935?

Drumroll, please...

  • TREEHOUSE
  • SANDBOX
  • SWINGS
  • POOL
  • FORT
  • TRAMPOLINE

Strands #935

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...and the spangram was BACKYARD.

Strands #935

“Just outside your door”

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Hi Strands fans. A nice and easy one today, even if my own London BACKYARD is nowhere near big enough for any of these things.

I saw the spangram of BACKYARD right away, splitting the board in two across the middle of the board.

I then saw TREEHOUSE along the top, which neatly isolated SANDBOX to its right. SWING was on the left to complete the upper section.

Three answers were left to find in the bottom half. POOL was in the bottom-left corner, with FORT above it. That just left TRAMPOLINE on its right to complete the puzzle.

Yesterday's Strands answers

Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #934.

Strands #934

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  • ANCIENT
  • ARCHAIC
  • BYGONE
  • PRIMEVAL
  • TIMEWORN

...and the spangram was THATSOLDNEWS.

Strands #934

“Practically paleolithic”

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Hi Strands fans. A nice and straightforward one today, with the theme of "Practically paleolithic" leaving little to the imagination.

I found ANCIENT at the top of the board first, and I could see the word "that" spelt out to its left. I've been playing Strands long enough to know that many of the game's spangrams are phrases starting with "that" and duly extended it to spell out THATSOLDNEWS.

With the board split in two, I found ARCHAIC in the top-right corner, and BYGONE in the middle to complete the half.

Two words remained to find in the bottom section. PRIMEVAL was on the left, which just left TIMEWORN on its right to complete the puzzle.

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