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 #855 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 #855, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #855.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #855 is... "The growing season".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "The plants are doing well."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- SLUMBER
- GRUB
- MIXER
- LURED
- LOVES
- MORE
- BUTTERED
- TRUMPED
- BEER
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 'E'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's SUMMERTIME.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #855?
Drumroll, please...
- BLOOM
- THRIVE
- BURGEON
- FLOURISH
- SPREAD
- EXPAND
...and the spangram was SUMMERTIME.
Strands #855
“The growing season”
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Hi Strands fans. Quite an easy one today, even if the spangram isn't unambiguously related to the words that followed.
I was lucky in that I found BLOOM adrift in the bottom-left corner, confirming that this was a puzzle about things flowering. With that duly connected, I saw SUMMERTIME crossing the board for the spangram.
While that word is not specifically about flowering things, I kept thinking along those lines and it paid off. I found THRIVE next to BLOOM on the left-hand side, with BURGEON above it to complete the left-hand side.
I then found FLOURISH in the bottom-right corner, and SPREAD above it. That just left the remaining letters to spell EXPAND backwards to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #854.
- POINTER
- HOUND
- SPANIEL
- RETRIEVER
- TERRIER
...and the spangram was HUNTINGDOGS.
Strands #854
“Barking up the right tree”
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Hi Strands fans. A nice easy one today, with the first word of the theme - "Barking up the right tree" - revealing the hidden topic.
I was already thinking about dogs when I saw POINTER at the top of the grid. When it was correct, I saw "breeds" up the right-hand side and followed it backwards to spell out the spangram of HUNTINGBREEDS.
Now it was just a case of ticking off all the hunting dog breeds I could think of. HOUND was an obvious one, tucked in the corner nook of the spangram. SPANIEL was coiled in a loop to its left.
Two words were left to find, neatly isolated in their own board sections. RETRIEVER was the last of the answers in the left-hand side, which left me connecting TERRIER in the bottom-right section to complete the puzzle.
