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 #956 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 #956, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #956.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #956 is... "Sailor's guide."
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "A light on the shore."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- GNOME
- CONTRA
- BILE
- CONES
- GREAT
- SOLAR
- HORN
- CANOE
- BLIGHT
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 'L' and ends with 'E'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's LIGHTHOUSE.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #956?
Drumroll, please...
- DOME
- TOWER
- BEACON
- STAIRCASE
- LANTERN
- GALLERY
...and the spangram was LIGHTHOUSE.
Strands #956
“Sailor's guide”
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Hi Strands fans. I really struggled today, having to use no fewer than three clues before I realized that each revealed answer was part of a lighthouse.
After digging around looking for answers related to sailing (I could almost make "cruise" and got caught up on it), I bailed and used a clue. It revealed DOME, which meant nothing to me.
A second clue was TOWER, and I perhaps should have paused to think about this a bit more, but I was impatient and used a third that showed BEACON.
Oh, this is about a LIGHTHOUSE. I connected the spangram and began my search for the final three answers.
STAIRCASE was in the isolated area to the left, leaving two answers to find in the right-hand section. LANTERN was at the top, leaving GALLERY at the bottom to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #954.
- EMBARRASS
- MORTIFY
- APPALL
- CHAGRIN
- NONPLUS
...and the spangram was CRINGEWORTHY.
Strands #954
“Well, this is awkward”
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Hi Strands fans. A slightly tricky one today, as I'm not convinced everyone of these answers is CRINGEWORTHY, as such.
That capitalized word is the spangram, of course, and I found it right away, handily splitting the board in two. This isolated my second answer, EMBARRASS, in the top-right corner.
Moving onto the bottom half, I spotted MORTIFY at the top, but was then stumped so used a clue. It revealed APPALL in the bottom-right corner.
Two answers were left to find. CHAGRIN was in an inverted 'L' shape on the left-hand side, which meant I just had to connect NONPLUS to its right to complete the puzzle.
