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 #882 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 #882, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #882.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #882 is... "Eyes on the prize".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "What are you aiming for?"
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- GALA
- CLIP
- ROBE
- HABIT
- VINE
- GLAM
- NATION
- PALES
- PLEAS
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 'H'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's AIMHIGH.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #882?
Drumroll, please...
- GOAL
- AMBITION
- PLAN
- PURPOSE
- OBJECTIVE
- INTENTION
...and the spangram was AIMHIGH.
Strands #882
“Eyes on the prize”
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Hi Strands fans. I wasn't sure what today's puzzle was about, until I connected GOAL on the right-hand side while looking for keywords.
That, combined with the theme of "Eyes on the prize", told me that this was about having aims, so I duly connected AMBITION above it, and then PLAN to its left.
I then saw the word "high" spelt backwards underneath it, and followed it backwards to spell the spangram of AIMHIGH. This also isolated PURPOSE to complete the section.
Two answers remained on the left-hand side. OBJECTIVE snaked around the top half, which just left INTENTION below it to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #881.
- SILLY
- ABSURD
- LAUGHABLE
- LUDICROUS
- PREPOSTEROUS
...and the spangram was GETREAL.
Strands #881
“"As if!"”
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Hi Strands fans. I was a bit slow to get started today, unable to see any words that fit with the theme of "As if!".
Then I used a clue that revealed SILLY at the bottom of the grid, and it all became clear. This is a puzzle about incredulity.
I located ABSURD along the top, and then saw the spangram of GETREAL spelt diagonally to its left. LAUGHABLE was in the gap created above the end of the spangram.
Two words were left with 21 letters between them. So it was clearly going to be two long'uns.
LUDICROUS was the shorter of the two on the right, and that just left PREPOSTEROUS next to it to complete the puzzle.
