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 #583, 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 #583, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #583.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #583 is... "Unusual companions".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Beyond cats and dogs."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- STAY
- GOTH
- LILAC
- CHAT
- COLT
- PHOTO
- SOCK
- PARRY
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 'E' and ends with 'T'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's EXOTICPET.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #583?
Drumroll, please...
- AXOLOTL
- PARROT
- PYTHON
- CHINCHILLA
- GECKO
- SKUNK
...and the spangram was EXOTICPET.
Strands #583
“Unusual companions”
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Hi Strands fans. At first this puzzle seemed very confusing, but then I spotted the two 'X's on the board and focused on them.
The one in the top right finally clued me in, when I realized I could spell AXOLOTL (though, admittedly, it took me a few goes to get the letters in the right order).
That revealed what the other 'X' was, and I duly spelt out the spangram of EXOTICPET backwards from the bottom of the board to the top.
Now it was just a case of listing off unusual pets. I found PARROT in the bottom-right corner, which just left PYTHON to complete the right-hand side.
On the left, I found CHINCHILLA in the top corner, followed by GECKO below it. That meant I just had to connect SKUNK in the bottom-left corner to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #582.
- NIGHTGOWNS
- PAJAMAS
- ROBES
- LONGJOHNS
- JOGGERS
...and the spangram was LOUNGEWEAR.
Strands #582
“In for the evening”
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Hi Strands fans. Today's puzzle was pretty straightforward for me, chiefly because I saw the word "night" on the left-hand side right away. When that wasn't an answer, I extended it to read NIGHTGOWNS, and I was away.
Despite crossing the board in full, that wasn't the spangram, but I found it immediately below with LOUNGEWEAR, which opened the puzzle right up.
I spotted PAJAMAS in the top-left corner (though it took me a couple of goes, because we spell it PYJAMAS in the UK), with ROBES next to it to complete the top half of the board.
The bottom half only had two answers in it, and I found them both quite quickly. LONGJOHNS was on the left, with JOGGERS on the right to complete the puzzle.
