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 #890 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 #890, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #890.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #890 is... "Back it up".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "What's your evidence?"
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- ROOF
- SPECS
- STASIS
- TROOP
- FAST
- FEAR
- SOAP
- GOOF
- CROSS
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 'P' and ends in 'E'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's PROOFPOSITIVE.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #890?
Drumroll, please...
- FIGURES
- FACTS
- DATA
- SPECIFICS
- STATISTICS
...and the spangram was PROOFPOSITIVE.
Strands #890
“Back it up”
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Hi Strands fans. This could have been a tricky one, with the rather vague theme of "Back it up".
Fortunately, I saw the word "positive" immediately, and shortly after found the word "proof." I connected the two to make the spangram of PROOFPOSITIVE, and was on my way.
That isolated two answers in the top-right corner: FACTS and FIGURES. I then found DATA in the crook of "positive", completing the right-hand side of the board.
Two long words were left to find on the opposite side. SPECIFICS was at the bottom, with STATISTICS above it to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #889.
- LUXURY
- TREAT
- FRILLS
- INDULGENCE
- EXTRAVAGANCE
...and the spangram was IMWORTHIT.
Strands #889
“Isn't that a bit much?”
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Hi Strands fans. Despite catching on to what the theme "Isn't that a bit much?" meant relatively quickly, I still found myself turning to a clue before long.
I started off honing in on the two prominent 'X's on the middle row. I realized that the left one was part of LUXURY which made the theme of the puzzle clear. I followed this up with TREAT below it.
But after that I was stumped, assuming the second 'X' to be part of "extra" and the spangram (partially right) and used a clue. It revealed FRILLS in the top-right corner.
With only two answers and the spangram to go, and a massive 31 characters on the board, I knew my remaining answers were going to be long ones. Sure enough, I found INDULGENCE in the bottom-right corner, and used the second 'X' to spell EXTRAVAGANCE above it.
All that was left was to connect the spangram of IMWORTHIT to complete the puzzle.
