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 #984 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 #984, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #984.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #984 is... "Facing the music."
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Here for the show."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- ORATE
- PANT
- POSE
- CRONE
- TREE
- WEST
- TERSE
- CREW
- PAID
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 'A' and ends with 'E'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's AUDIENCE.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #984?
Drumroll, please...
- PATRON
- VIEWER
- LISTENER
- SPECTATOR
- CONCERTGOER
...and the spangram was AUDIENCE.
Strands #984
“Facing the music”
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Hi Strands fans. A nice easy one today. Or it was for me, as I saw the word AUDIENCE at the bottom of the board straight away.
That, it turns out, was the spangram, meaning I just had to find five words associated with audiences.
PATRON was immediately above it, with VIEWER to the right. LISTENER and SPECTATOR were above both of these.
That just left the longest answer in the gap up the left-hand side to complete the puzzle. It took me a while to unpick the anagram of REOTGRENCOC, but I eventually clocked it: CONCERTGOER.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #983.
- BICEPS
- OBLIQUES
- QUADS
- HAMSTRINGS
- PECS
- LATS
...and the spangram was MUSCLEGROUP.
Strands #983
“Work it out”
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Hi Strands fans. A nice and easy one today. With a theme like "Work it out" and the word "muscle" prominently on the board, this was always going to be about muscles in some capacity.
I couldn't quite see how to land the spangram right away, so began looking for specific muscle groups instead. Sure enough, I found BICEPS spelt backwards along the top row with OBLIQUES below it.
With those answers found, I could complete the spangram of MUSCLEGROUP below.
Now I just needed to find four answers in the bottom half of the board. HAMSTRINGS was in the bottom-right corner, with QUADS above it.
That left eight letters in a rectangle in the bottom-left corner. It had to be two four-letter words: PECS was at the top, with LATS below it to complete the puzzle.
