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 #867 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 #867, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #867.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #867 is... "A healthy breakfast."
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "An alternative to cereal".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- BEETS
- LONG
- FOOL
- ALOOF
- SWALLOW
- WEST
- COUNT
- MELON
- HOSE
- SLOW
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 'B' and ends with 'A'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's BOWLOFGRANOLA.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #867?
Drumroll, please...
- 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.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #866.
- NATURE
- SPORTS
- GEOGRAPHY
- ENTERTAINMENT
...and the spangram was TRIVIALPERSUIT.
Strands #866
“Categorically speaking”
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Hi Strands fans. A neat little puzzle which unfortunately had me using a clue to get started.
That clue revealed NATURE spelt backwards from the bottom of the board up. I then saw SPORTS written up the left-hand side next to it.
NATURE? SPORTS? "Categorically speaking"? It can surely only be about TRIVIALPERSUIT, the spangram that started above the two answers, and spread to the right-hand side via the bottom of the board.
I connected GEOGRAPHY in the gap created by the middle of the spangram, and that just left ENTERTAINMENT above it to complete the puzzle. Too bad for History and Arts & Literature which didn't make the cut...
