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 #921 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 #921, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #921.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #921 is... "Victory lap".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "A reward for placing."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- HOPPER
- PIER
- PAVE
- ROPE
- TWEEN
- TROPE
- VAPOR
- HOPE
- RIPE
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 'W' and ends in 'R'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's WEHAVEAWINNER.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #921?
Drumroll, please...
- CROWN
- TROPHY
- MEDAL
- PRIZE
- LAURELS
- PENNANT
...and the spangram was WEHAVEAWINNER.
Strands #921
“Victory lap”
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Hi Strands fans. It took me a little while to get in gear for today's puzzle. For whatever reason, the theme of "Victory lap" meant nothing to me, so I used a clue.
It revealed CROWN in the bottom-right corner, which is annoying, because one of the incorrect words I connected on the way to finding it was "crow".
No matter though. The puzzle was clearly about things you can win when you come in first place, so I quickly connected TROPHY in the middle of the board, and MEDAL below it.
The 'Z' in the top-right corner was part of PRIZE, which helped me see how the word "winner" could be extended into the spangram of WEHAVEAWINNER.
That also neatly isolated my two remaining answers. LAURELS was in the bottom-right corner, which just left PENNANT in the top left to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #920.
- ARBOR
- PAVILION
- CANOPY
- GAZEBO
- PERGOLA
- BOWER
...and the spangram was SUNANDSHADE.
Strands #920
“Over and out(side)”
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Hi Strands fans. A tough one today, with the theme of "Over and out(side)" not really giving me much to work with.
I had to use a clue, and that clue revealed ARBOR in an 'L' shape at the bottom of the board.
I realized this was a puzzle about outdoor structures, so quickly connected PAVILION up the left-hand side and moving towards the middle of the board.
That gave me the start of the spangram in the bottom-left corner, and I duly connected SUNANDSHADE from there to the bottom right. This neatly isolated CANOPY in the middle, too.
I could finally see what the 'Z' in the top-left corner was - it was part of GAZEBO. I then connected PERGOLA to its right, which just left BOWER below it to complete the puzzle.
