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 #852 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 #852, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #852.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #852 is... "It's like talking to a brick wall".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "How to describe a difficult person."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- BUTTONED
- FAIL
- DUST
- FIGHTS
- SWILL
- FELT
- BILLS
- RIGHTS
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 'N' and ends with 'G'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's NOTBUDGING.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #852?
Drumroll, please...
- OBSTINATE
- WILLFUL
- FIRM
- HEADSTRONG
- STUBBORN
...and the spangram was NOTBUDGING.
Strands #852
“It's like talking to a brick wall”
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Hi Strands fans. A relatively easy one today, mainly because I immediately saw the word OBSTINATE along the top of the board. That, combined with the theme of "It's like talking to a brick wall", made it clear this was a puzzle about difficult characteristics.
I found WILLFUL immediately below it, and then FIRM below that. I could see the words "strong" and "head" but briefly forgot that the word "headstrong" exists, and rightly got nothing for "stronghead".
It wasn't until I connected the spangram of NOTBUDGING below that I realized I had all the letters in that section, and duly connected HEADSTRONG.
That just left STUBBORN in the gap created by the spangram in the bottom-left corner to complete a rather enjoyable puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #851.
- TZATZIKI
- SRIRACHA
- TERIYAKI
- MARINARA
- BECHAMEL
...and the spangram was GETSAUCY.
Strands #851
“Added flavor”
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Hi Strands fans. As someone with a cupboard overfilling with condiments and sauces, this puzzle is speaking my language!
The two 'Z's on the left-hand side caught my attention right away, and I quickly connected TZATZIKI (well, as soon as I remembered exactly how to spell it, anyway). I then found SRIRACHA to its right, and MARINARA in the top-left corner.
That created a gap along the middle for the spangram of GETSAUCY, which in turn isolated another answer below it: TERIYAKI.
All that was left was to connect BECHAMEL in the top-right corner to complete a rather tasty puzzle.
