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 #621, as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #621.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #621 is... "Low-key elusive"
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Hard to see".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- LIARS
- STRUTS
- RUNES
- BUSTLE
- SUET
- RUSTY
- TRUSTED
- BEND
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 'E'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's BARELYTHERE.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #621?
Drumroll, please...
- FAINT
- NEBULOUS
- SUBTLE
- UNDERSTATED
- TENUOUS
...and the spangram was BARELYTHERE.
Strands #621
“Low-key elusive”
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Hi Strands fans. Today's puzzle caused me some initial confusion, and I had to use a clue to get started.
It revealed FAINT, and that, combined with the theme of "Low-key elusive" put me on the right track.
I was able to see NEBULOUS to FAINT's left, which helped firm up the shape of the spangram. It was BARELYTHERE, spelt backwards from the bottom-right corner to the top left.
Now I just needed to find three appropriate synonyms for things that are "faint" or "barely there". I spotted SUBTLE in the top-right corner, followed by UNDERSTATED to its left. All that left was to connect TENUOUS below it to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #620.
- SPRAY
- SCRUB
- BLEACH
- STEAM
- SOAK
- BLOT
- LAUNDER
...and the spangram was STAINREMOVAL.
Strands #620
“Out, damned spot!”
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Hi Strands fans. The English Literature graduate in me saw this theme and immediately jumped to Macbeth. But I quickly realized it was actually a more literal definition: a puzzle all about cleaning.
I found SCRUB in the top-right corner, followed by the spangram of STAINREMOVAL below and to its left. That neatly isolated SPRAY in the top-left corner, too.
After that, it was just a case of finding various cleaning terms. I found BLEACH and STEAM in the bottom-right corner, before spotting SOAK and BLOT to their left.
All that was left was to connect LAUNDER to complete the puzzle without clues.
