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 #932 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 #932, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #932.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #932 is... "It's back!"
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "So last century."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- RACKS
- STUN
- RUNTS
- TRACKS
- RETURNS
- STARTS
- HISS
- CAST
- STRUTS
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 'D'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's NINETIESTREND.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #932?
Drumroll, please...
- NEON
- LYCRA
- TRACKSUITS
- GRUNGE
- SCRUNCHIES
...and the spangram was NINETIESTREND.
Strands #932
“It's back!”
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Hi Strands fans. Despite being a teenager in the 1990s, I couldn't get my head around today's puzzle without the help of a couple of clues.
That's chiefly because the theme of "It's back!" sent me along the wrong lines, because I could see the word "returns" via two different routes. I wasted a lot of time trying to connect a spangram that simply wasn't there.
When I finally accepted defeat, I had to use two clues. The first revealed NEON in the bottom-right corner, which left me none the wiser. The second gave me LYCRA, and I finally realized this was about fashion revivals rather than a literal return.
Despite the fact that I associate both LYCRA and NEON more with the 80s than the 90s, I found the spangram of NINETIESTRENDS written down the left-hand side, and I began racking my brain for other possibilities.
TRACKSUITS covered a good portion of the bottom half of the board, and it neatly cordoned off GRUNGE near the corner. That just left SCRUNCHIES in the top right to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #931.
- BRAG
- GLOAT
- BLUSTER
- STRUT
- FLEX
- BOAST
- POSTURE
...and the spangram was GRANDIOSITY.
Strands #931
“Putting on airs”
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Hi Strands fans. It took me a while to get started here, as the theme of "Putting on airs" didn't give me much to work with.
I had to use a clue. It revealed BRAG in the middle of the board, which to me didn't entirely fit the theme, but at least gave me something to work with as I looked for synonyms.
I found GLOAT in the top-left corner, with BLUSTER along the right-hand side.
I then lucked into the spangram, as I was trying to connect "grandstand" from the top-right corner, but ran out of letters. I saw I could still use the first five letters with GRANDIOSITY, which turned out to be the spangram.
STRUT filled the gap left on the top half, leaving me three answers to find at the bottom.
FLEX was the first one I found, finally making use of that suspicious 'X'. I then connected BOAST below it, which just left POSTURE to its right to complete the puzzle.
