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 #661, as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #661.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #661 is... "Gather around".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Make yourself comfortable".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- TAXI
- SANTA
- BUGLE
- MOCHA
- GRASSY
- CHATS
- BRASSY
- GASSY
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 'S' and ends with 'G'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's SNUGASABUG.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #661?
Drumroll, please...
- COZY
- COMFY
- HOMEY
- WARM
- SOFT
- RELAXING
- PLEASANT
...and the spangram was SNUGASABUG.
Strands #661
“Gather around”
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Hi Strands fans. The theme of "Gather around" made me think this was another Christmas-themed puzzle. It kind of is, in the sense that it's about getting cozy, I just thought it would be more about family gatherings.
With that in mind, I had to use a clue to kick things off. It connected the word COZY, which helped me find COMFY spelt backwards above it. Between the two was a gap that looked ripe for the spangram, and I duly found SNUGASABUG from the left to the bottom-right corner.
I then found HOMEY in the top-right corner, with WARM and SOFT in the gaps between the spangram and my existing answers.
I now had two answers to find in the bottom section. The 'X' proved to be part of RELAXING, spelt backwards in an L shape to the bottom-left corner. That just left PLEASANT to fill the gap and complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #660.
- FREEZING
- CHILLY
- FRIGID
- COOL
- GLACIAL
- COLD
- POLAR
...and the spangram was NOTSOHOT.
Strands #660
“Br-r-r-r-r!”
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Hi Strands fans. Once again, a puzzle where the theme doesn't leave much room for doubt. "Br-r-r-r-r!" is universal shorthand for "I'm cold", so finding synonyms in that area clearly seemed to be the order of the day.
The 'Z' in the top-right quadrant led me straight to FREEZING, and I then saw CHILLY in the top left. That created a one-line gap between the two which started me off for the spangram of NOTSOHOT.
With the board split in two, I noticed FRIGID below FREEZING, which isolated the four letters of COOL to its right.
Moving onto the left-hand side, I located GLACIAL in the bottom-left corner, with COLD above. That just left POLAR on top of that to complete the puzzle.
