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Need help with Strands #707? 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 #707 as well as the answers, should it come to that.

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #707.

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

The official theme for NYT Strands #707 is... "Make it fancy".

And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Can I see the drinks menu?"

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

  • RINSE
  • SLOG
  • NICER
  • SHARP
  • SWIG
  • PEEL
  • GLOVE
  • SHIRE

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 'C' and ends with 'H'.

Scroll down to find out what it is...

It's COCKTAILGARNISH.

Today's Strands answers

So, what are today's Strands answers for game #707?

Drumroll, please...

  • TWIST
  • SHRIMP
  • CHERRY
  • OLIVE
  • CELERY
  • SPRIG

Strands #707

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...and the spangram was COCKTAILGARNISH.

Strands #707

“Make it fancy”

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Hi Strands fans. I was off to a flyer today, when I saw the word TWIST in the top-left corner.

I didn't know the theme was about drinks yet, but a twist certainly sounds fancy in any context. Then I saw the word "cocktail" and it all made sense. I extended this to spell out COCKTAILGLASS, which was pleasingly in the shape it described.

After that, it was pretty straightforward with the board neatly split in two. I found SHRIMP at the top of the right-hand side, with CHERRY below it.

The left-hand side was equally easy. OLIVE was at the top, with CELERY at the bottom. That just left SPRIG in between the two to complete the puzzle.

Yesterday's Strands answers

Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #706.

Strands #706

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  • DULL
  • DREARY
  • HUMDRUM
  • MUNDANE
  • TIRESOME

...and the spangram was WATCHINGPAINTDRY.

Strands #706

“Boo-o-o-o-ring”

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Hi Strands fans. I lucked out today by finding the spangram first. I saw the word "paint", and realized it must be part of a longer word, duly connecting WATCHINGPAINTDRY in a horseshoe shape around the top of the grid.

I briefly wondered if this would be about boring activities, or different painting techniques, but when I spotted DULL in the middle of the grid, I realized it actually concerned synonyms for "boring".

That made things quite straightforward. I uncovered DREARY above it, with HUMDRUM in the bottom-right corner.

It took me a while to find the next one, but when I figured out that word in the bottom-left corner was mundane, it was easy to connect TIRESOME spelt backwards up the board to complete the puzzle.

Alan Martin
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