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 #862 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 #862, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #862.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #862 is... "Just what I needed".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Positive descriptors".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- SIGNIFY
- NOSE
- SHIELDS
- GLIDE
- PEASANT
- TALES
- BASIS
- LEANS
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 'H' and ends with 'T'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's HITSTHESPOT.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #862?
Drumroll, please...
- PLEASANT
- DELIGHTFUL
- ENJOYABLE
- SATISFYING
...and the spangram was HITSTHESPOT.
Strands #862
“Just what I needed”
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Hi Strands. Ironically given the subject matter, a not hugely enjoyable puzzle today. Just five long answers including the spangram, and a theme ("Just what I needed") that's too vague to be useful.
I ended up using a clue to get started, which revealed PLEASANT in the top-left corner. So I began looking for other positive descriptors.
I found DELIGHTFUL spelt backwards up the right-hand side of the board towards the top corner, and then connected ENJOYABLE from the middle to the bottom-left.
The unusual shape of that helped me spell out the spangram, which turned out to be HITSTHESPOT.
That just left SATISFYING in the bottom-right corner for a puzzle that was, sadly, anything but.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #861.
- DELI
- TAXI
- BAGEL
- BOROUGH
- SUBWAY
- STOOP
- BODEGA
...and the spangram was EMPIRESTATE.
Strands #861
“In the Big Apple”
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Hi Strands fans. A slightly tricky puzzle for someone who lives an ocean away from New York, this one.
Still, I was able to get started easily enough, as I know that the "Big Apple" refers to the city. So I began looking for things associated with it, finding DELI, TAXI and BAGEL along the left-hand side.
BOROUGH was in the bottom-right corner, before I returned to the opposite side to find SUBWAY.
I now had the outline of the spangram, so was able to connect EMPIRESTATE spelt from the bottom of the board to the top.
Unfortunately, I drew a blank trying to find the final two answers, so I used a clue. It revealed STOOP, which I still don't really understand as a BRIT. Still, it made finding the final answer - BODEGA - easy enough, and I duly completed the puzzle.
