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 #963 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 #963, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #963.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #963 is... "Any relation?"
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Brothers, sisters, etc."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- KING
- DOOM
- DANK
- TOFFS
- PRINTERS
- THREE
- LONG
- BILE
- STOLEN
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 'F' and ends with 'S'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's FAMILYTIES.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #963?
Drumroll, please...
- BLOOD
- KINFOLK
- BRETHREN
- OFFSPRING
- ANCESTORS
...and the spangram was FAMILYTIES.
Strands #963
“Any relation?”
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Hi Strands fans. I was a bit slow out of the blocks today, requiring two clues to get started.
These revealed BLOOD down the left-hand side and the somewhat archaic KINFOLK along the top.
With those answers revealed, the rest became a bit easier. I found BRETHREN in the middle of the board, which helped me get the spangram of FAMILYTIES which ran all the way from the top-left corner to the bottom right.
That left two answers to find in the remaining gaps. OFFSPRING was written in an inverted 'L' up the right-hand side, with ANCESTORS 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 #962.
- BOXES
- LUGGAGE
- TRUNKS
- YEARBOOKS
- DECORATIONS
...and the spangram was INTHEATTIC.
Strands #962
“On a higher level”
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Hi Strands fans. I didn't have a clue what the theme of "On a higher level" might refer to, so after haphazardly finding random words that might be related, I used a clue.
It revealed BOXES on the left-hand side. And while I still couldn't see what that had to do with the theme, the fact that the synonym of LUGGAGE was just above it helped me enormously.
I then managed to get the spangram, by following the letters isolated in the top-left corner. It was INTHEATTIC.
So what else might be left in the attic? First, another synonym of the previous two answers: TRUNKS along the right-hand side.
Two answers were left to find, and they finally moved away from the boxy theme. YEARBOOKS was in the bottom-right corner, which just left DECORATIONS on the other side to complete the puzzle.
