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Need help with Strands #691? Here are some hints and the answers

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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 #691 as well as the answers, should it come to that.

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #691.

Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints

The official theme for NYT Strands #691 is... "None the wiser".

And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Easily taken in."

If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:

  • SCARY
  • LOSER
  • DOES
  • BALL
  • RUDE
  • USED
  • CRUDE

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 'Y'.

Scroll down to find out what it is...

It's BORNYESTERDAY.

Today's Strands answers

So, what are today's Strands answers for game #691?

Drumroll, please...

  • NAIVE
  • CALLOW
  • GULLIBLE
  • ARTLESS
  • CREDULOUS

Strands #691

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...and the spangram was BORNYESTERDAY.

Strands #691

“None the wiser”

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Hi Strands fans. I wasn't at the races at all today, and needed a couple of clues to get started.

These revealed NAIVE in the top-right corner and CALLOW below it. These are both synonyms for GULLIBLE, which I found immediately underneath.

I then found ARTLESS in the bottom-left corner, which left a neat space for the spangram at the bottom. I followed it backwards and was able to spell BORNYESTERDAY.

One answer was left to find in the top corner. I connected CREDULOUS to complete the puzzle.

Yesterday's Strands answers

Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #690.

Strands #690

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  • BLISS
  • ECSTASY
  • ELATION
  • EUPHORIA
  • RHAPSODY

...and the spangram was SEVENTHHEAVEN.

Strands #690

“Ode to joy”

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Hi Strands fans. Nothing too complicated today, though I did at first think this might be about symphonies, rather than the more literal definition of "Ode to joy".

Once I'd concluded this wasn't about Beethoven's work, things became far easier. I found BLISS in the top-left corner, followed by ECSTASY to its right.

I then spotted ELATION and EUPHORIA in the bottom-right corner, which cleared space for the spangram of SEVENTHHEAVEN.

That just left RHAPSODY on the left-hand side to complete the puzzle.

Alan Martin
Alan Martin

Freelance contributor Alan has been writing about tech for over a decade, covering phones, drones and everything in between. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are found all over the web and in the occasional magazine too. When not weighing up the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, you'll probably find him tackling his ever-growing games backlog. He also handles all the Wordle coverage on Tom's Guide and has been playing the addictive NYT game for the last several years in an effort to keep his streak forever intact.

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