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 #894 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 #894, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #894.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #894 is... "Discovered by accident".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Game-changing discoveries."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- RAVE
- CAVE
- PAST
- NICE
- SLICE
- LINE
- VIOLIN
- WRAP
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 'S'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's INVENTIONS.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #894?
Drumroll, please...
- PLASTIC
- SLINKY
- PENICILLIN
- VELCRO
- MICROWAVE
...and the spangram was INVENTIONS.
Strands #894
“Discovered by accident”
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Hi Strands fans. A really neat puzzle this, and unusually one where the theme is quite literal. All of the answers here were indeed "Discovered by accident".
At first, I was thinking of synonyms for that: happenstance, serendipity, and so on. But then I found PLASTIC in the top-left corner, and it all became clear.
I quickly connected the spangram of INVENTIONS from the top of the grid to the bottom, which drew my attention to SLINKY in the top-right corner. That isolated PENICILLIN below it.
I then spotted VELCRO in the bottom-left corner, and that just left MICROWAVE above it to complete a very enjoyable puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #893.
- HEATED
- FIERCE
- ZEALOUS
- TORRID
- FERVENT
- INTENSE
...and the spangram was FIREBRAND.
Strands #893
“Coming in hot”
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Hi Strands fans. I might have struggled today, if it weren't for getting the spangram right away.
With the theme of "Coming in hot", my eye was immediately drawn to the word "fire" in the top-left corner. When it wasn't an answer in itself, I extended it to spell FIREBRAND and realized exactly what this puzzle was about.
It also neatly cordoned off the top-right corner, where I quickly found two related answers: HEATED and FIERCE.
Moving onto the bottom half, the 'Z' on the left-hand side looked intriguing, and I was able to connect ZEALOUS (after failing with "zealot"). I then connected TORRID in the bottom-right corner.
Two answers were left to find. FERVENT was just above TORRID, and that just left INTENSE to its left to complete the puzzle.
