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 #618, as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #618.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #618 is... "Aesop's animals".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Sets of beasts".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- FAMOUS
- FOWL
- CRAB
- TAPIR
- TOIL
- FLAW
- MOLE
- LATE
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 'F' and ends with 'R'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's FABLEDPAIR.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #618?
Drumroll, please...
- HARE
- TORTOISE
- WOLF
- MOUSE
- LION
- BULL
- CRANE
- GNAT
...and the spangram was FABLEDPAIR.
Strands #618
“Aesop's animals”
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Hi Strands fans. It was instantly obvious that today's puzzle was about Aesop's Fables, so I immediately began to look for the various beasts that star in them.
I found HARE in the top-right corner, and TORTOISE on the opposite side. I could see the word "fable" between them, but couldn't yet figure out how to land it as the spangram, so kept digging for other answers to carve the path downwards.
That search led me to WOLF at the bottom of the board, MOUSE below HARE in the top-right corner and LION on the left-hand side.
But after this I was stuck, and used a clue. It revealed BULL, which helped me get CRANE to its right.
Now enough of the board was clear to complete the spangram of FABLEDPAIRS. That left just four letters in a straight line to link, and I connected them as GNAT to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #617.
- AIDE
- CLERK
- ACCOUNTANT
- MANAGER
- RECEPTIONIST
...and the spangram was OFFICEJOBS.
Strands #617
“A case of the Mondays”
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Hi Strands fans. I was a bit slow on the uptake this morning. To be fair, "A case of the Mondays" could apply to a lot of things, and as someone who has been freelance for seven years now, office jobs aren't really something I think about anymore.
It also didn't help that the first clue I used revealed AIDE which told me absolutely nothing about the puzzle. It was only when a second revealed CLERK that I clocked on to what this was about, quickly getting ACCOUNTANT above it.
I then connected the spangram of OFFICEJOBS across the middle of the board, which opened things up nicely.
Two words were left to find, both in separate sections. On the right was MANAGER, which just left RECEPTIONIST on the left-hand side to complete the puzzle.
