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 #889 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 #889, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #889.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #889 is... "Isn't that a bit much?"
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Far from essential".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- EXITED
- WART
- TEAR
- TIED
- TIRE
- CRAM
- DENY
- FORT
- TEXTER
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 'I' and ends in 'T'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's IMWORTHIT.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #889?
Drumroll, please...
- 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.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #888.
- DROP
- TRACK
- LOOP
- CUTBACK
- CORKSCREW
- TUNNEL
...and the spangram was ROLLERCOASTER.
Strands #888
“It has its ups and downs”
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Hi Strands fans. Number #888 is a puzzle made for me, being theme-park adjacent! I went to Japan recently, and I simply had to take in both Disney Tokyo parks and USJ in my limited time there. The Flying Dinosaur at the latter was quite the experience.
But I digress. I found the spangram of ROLLERCOASTER right away, drawn in a shape to mimic either a lift hill or a drop. And that allowed me to find both TRACK and DROP in the middle.
LOOP was in the bottom-left corner, with CUTBACK to its right to complete the bottom section.
The top section was pretty straightforward. CORKSCREW was written backwards up the left-hand side, and that just left TUNNEL to its right to complete the puzzle.
