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Need help with Strands #757? 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 #757 as well as the answers, should it come to that.

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #757.

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

The official theme for NYT Strands #757 is... "For a rainy day."

And here's an unofficial hint from me: "You won't get wet with this."

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

  • SIRE
  • TORE
  • MUTTON
  • BABE
  • PALE
  • PACT
  • HARES
  • CALLER

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 'U' and ends with 'M'.

Scroll down to find out what it is...

It's UMBRELLATERM.

Today's Strands answers

So, what are today's Strands answers for game #757?

Drumroll, please...

  • HANDLE
  • BUTTON
  • SHAFT
  • RIBS
  • CANOPY
  • PANEL
  • VENT

Strands #757

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...and the spangram was UMBRELLATERM.

Strands #757

“For a rainy day”

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Hi Strands fans. It was pretty clear what today's puzzle was about, when I found the word "umbrella" wasn't one of the answers. That made it part of the spangram, which sent me off looking for various parts of the device instead.

I found HANDLE from the middle to the bottom-right corner first of all, followed by BUTTON on the opposite side.

SHAFT was in the top-left corner, with RIBS just above HANDLE in the bottom right.

I then remembered what the main covering is called - the CANOPY, which was next to SHAFT at the top of the board. VENT was in the top right, which just left PANEL below it to complete all the parts of the umbrella.

All that was left to do was to connect the spangram of UMBRELLATERM in the shape of an umbrella in the middle of the grid to complete the puzzle.

Yesterday's Strands answers

Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #756.

Strands #756

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  • BUGS
  • SEEDS
  • FRUIT
  • SUET
  • NECTAR
  • MILLET
  • BERRIES

...and the spangram was FORTHEBIRDS.

Strands #756

“A bit peckish?”

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Hi Strands fans. Another straightforward one, once you get that the theme of "A bit peckish?" refers to avian rather than human hunger.

I was somewhat lucky in that I found BUGS in the bottom-right corner while looking for clue words for the list above. As humans (mostly!) don't eat bugs, I realized that the word "peckish" was very intentional, and that this was about birds. I duly connected the spangram of FORTHEBIRDS.

So what else do birds eat? SEEDS in the top-right corner was an obvious one, as was FRUIT on the left-hand side.

After this, I was struggling a little, but was able to find SUET above BUGS on the right-hand side. That left NECTAR above it to complete the half.

I then discovered MILLET on the left-hand side, and that just left BERRIES below it to complete the puzzle.

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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.