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 #868 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 #868, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #868.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #868 is... "Big talk."
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Larger than usual".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- MOLE
- THEME
- PHOTOS
- THIS
- COST
- VILE
- LOSS
- MOST
- LAST
- HERB
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 'T'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's SUPERSIZEIT.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #868?
Drumroll, please...
- GIANT
- MAMMOTH
- COLOSSUS
- BEHEMOTH
- LEVIATHAN
...and the spangram was SUPERSIZEIT.
Strands #868
“Big talk”
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Hi Strands fans. It took me a while to get started with today's puzzle. The theme of "Big talk" had me thinking this was going to literally be about deep conversations, or at least outlandish claims.
Actually, it was neither of those, as revealed by my one and only clue. This highlighted GIANT spelt backwards up the left-hand side.
So I began looking for 'large' synonyms. MAMMOTH was near the bottom of the grid, leaving a gap for the spangram in the left corner. I followed it round and spelled out SUPERSIZEIT.
COLOSSUS was in the gap created by the spangram, and I moved onto the top half where two answers were left. I found BEHEMOTH on the left, leaving LEVIATHAN to to its right to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #867.
- WHOLESOME
- NUTTY
- SALTY
- SWEET
- CRUNCHY
- OATY
...and the spangram was BOWLOFGRANOLA.
Strands #867
“A healthy breakfast”
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Hi Strands fans. Even as someone who doesn't eat granola, today's puzzle was pretty straightforward.
I found WHOLESOME in the bottom-right, with NUTTY above it in the top corner.
SALTY was in the bottom-left corner, with SWEET at the top end. That was enough for me to see the word "bowl" between the two, which I extended to spell BOWLOFGRANOLA in a loop across the middle of the board.
Two words were left to find. CRUNCHY was spelt backwards to the middle of the spangram, and that just left OATY above to complete the puzzle.
