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 #594, 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 #594, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #594.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #594 is... "Get to work...".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Any excuse".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- ANGLES
- ANOTHER
- OUTER
- CLOSET
- TELLER
- RUIN
- WHEAT
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 'R' and ends with 'E'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's RUNNINGLATE.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #594?
Drumroll, please...
- ALARM
- DETOUR
- CLOSURE
- CONSTRUCTION
- WEATHER
...and the spangram was RUNNINGLATE.
Strands #594
“Get to work ...”
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Hi Strands fans. I struggled a bit today. In part, I imagine, because since 2018, my commute has only involved going down a few stairs to my computer. Not many excuses for being late, there.
In any case, I had to use two clues to get started. The first revealed ALARM, which made me think this was about morning routines. When I failed to find things like "shower" and "breakfast", I used a second clue which exposed DETOUR.
That helped me see the spangram of RUNNINGLATE spelt left to right, which in turn isolated CLOSURE in the top-right corner.
I then found CONSTRUCTION spelt in a 'U' shape along the bottom half of the board. After that, all that was left was to connect WEATHER in the middle to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #593.
- PRANCE
- SCUTTLE
- CAPER
- GALUMPH
- TRAIPSE
- CAVORT
...and the spangram was SILLYWALKS.
Strands #593
“Gait keeping”
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Hi Strands fans. With a theme like "Gait keeping", this was clearly going to be about walking in some capacity.
Indeed I could see the word "walks" at the bottom, but couldn't see how to extend it into the spangram yet, so begun to look for styles of strolling, strutting and sauntering.
None of these words were actually answers, however, and the first two I found were a little more obscure: PRANCE in the top-right corner, and SCUTTLE diagonally opposite.
After that, however, I was stumped, so used a clue. it revealed CAPER in the top left, which I can't say I'd have found right away without. And its slightly odd shape helped me find GALUMPH, a word that definitely wasn't racing to jump off my tongue.
With the whole left side of the board complete, I could now see how the spangram connected. It was SILLYWALKS, spelt from top to bottom.
Two answers were left to find on the right-hand side. TRAIPSE was in the bottom-right corner, with CAVORT above it to complete a deceptively tricky puzzle.
