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 #945 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 #945, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #945.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #945 is... "Grab your tokens."
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Joysticks and buttons."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- RATES
- REST
- FORM
- PAIL
- PILES
- GATES
- MARBLES
- FOREST
- DIET
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 'A' and ends with 'S'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's ARCADEGAMES.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #945?
Drumroll, please...
- PONG
- FROGGER
- ASTEROIDS
- CENTIPEDE
- SCRAMBLE
...and the spangram was ARCADEGAMES.
Strands #945
“Grab your tokens”
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Hi Strands fans. I should have gotten the hang of today's puzzle a lot sooner than I did.
For some reason I got into my head that the tokens in the theme of "Grab your tokens" referred to board game pieces, and couldn't see the wood for the trees. It didn't help that I could clearly see the word "games" there, just mocking me.
Eventually I used a clue, which revealed PONG spelt backwards up the right-hand side, and it all fell into place. Before getting the now obvious spangram of ARCADEGAMES, I went on a spree, connecting FROGGER and ASTEROIDS in the top half.
With the spangram neatly splitting the board in two, I just had to find two more answers in the bottom section. They were CENTIPEDE spelt backwards from the right side to the bottom of the board, and SCRAMBLE in the gap it created to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #944.
- MIRAGE
- SPECTER
- CHIMERA
- ILLUSION
- PHANTASM
...and the spangram was WILLOTHEWISP.
Strands #944
“A figment of your imagination”
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Hi Strands fans. A tricky one today - or at least one I struggled with.
I couldn't see a way to make inroads without a clue. So I took one which gave me MIRAGE in the top-right quadrant of the board. I then found SPECTER to its left.
After this, I was stumped again, so used a second clue. This one revealed CHIMERA just below SPECTER.
I was buoyed by the fact that there were only three answers left to find including the spangram, and duly located ILLUSION in the bottom-right corner. That gave me the shape of the spangram: WILLOTHEWISP.
All that was left was to connect PHANTASM in the lower segment to complete the puzzle.
