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 #898 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 #898, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #898.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #898 is... "Fool me once...".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Tricky behavior."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- BLADE
- LIKE
- DOVE
- DISMAL
- BLINK
- DIVE
- HARDEN
- VICE
- HOOT
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 'C' and ends in 'N'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's CHARLATAN.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #898?
Drumroll, please...
- BAMBOOZLE
- HOODWINK
- DECEIVE
- DUPE
- MISLEAD
- BILK
...and the spangram was CHARLATAN.
Strands #898
“Fool me once ...”
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Hi Strands fans. This puzzle took me a bit longer than it should have, as I got hung up on the words "made up" that I could see in the top right-hand corner. I was convinced this was part of the spangram, given the theme was "Fool me once...".
It was only when I used the 'M' as part of BAMBOOZLE in the top-left corner that I realized I'd been barking up the wrong tree.
But it all came pretty smoothly after that. I found HOODWINK written from the bottom of the board to the middle of the right-hand side, which isolated DECEIVE in the corner.
I was then able to see the actual spangram of CHARLATAN from the top of the board to the bottom, which itself cordoned of DUPE in the top-right corner.
That left two words to find. MISLEAD was on the left-hand side, which just left BILK below it to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #897.
- WRIST
- NECK
- ANKLE
- ELBOW
- KNEE
- SHOULDER
- KNUCKLE
...and the spangram was BODYJOINTS.
Strands #897
“On a bender”
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Hi Strands fans. I was certain I was going to have to use a clue today. Then, fortunately, while looking for clue words, one of them unexpectedly turned blue.
It was WRIST, and that made me realize the puzzle was all about BODYJOINTS - the spangram going from the top-left corner to the middle of the right-hand side.
This isolated NECK between my two answers, as well as two more words in the top-right corner: ANKLE and ELBOW.
I started the bottom half of the puzzle looking for KNEE, which I duly found in the bottom-right corner. I then spotted SHOULDER to its left, which just left KNUCKLE in the bottom-left corner to complete the puzzle.
