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 #850 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 #850, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #850.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #850 is... "Not a red herring".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "What more proof do you need?"
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- TITLES
- TIMED
- SEED
- TALES
- NEED
- GLUTES
- DESIGN
- CAME
- DIVE
- DELTA
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 'T' and ends with 'N'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's TELLTALESIGN.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #850?
Drumroll, please...
- CLUE
- HINT
- EVIDENCE
- INDICATION
- INTIMATION
Strands #850
“Not a red herring”
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Hi Strands fans. A tricky but fun puzzle this one.
When I saw the theme of "Not a red herring", I assumed the theme itself was going to be quite a literal interpretation of the phrase. In other words, that it was going to be about kinds of fish.
But it wasn't, and eventually I had to use a clue, which itself revealed CLUE. Well, that made things more clear! I promptly got the synonym of HINT in the top-left corner.
But then I hit another dead end, and had to use a second clue. This one revealed EVIDENCE in the bottom-right corner, and I realized this was about more than just suggestions.
The gap my latest answer created at the bottom of the board helped be connect the spangram of TELLTALESIGN, ensuring the two remaining answers were in their own isolated sections.
Just as well, as they were both extremely similar. INDICATION was on the left-hand side, and INTIMATION was on the right.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #849.
- CAST
- PRODUCER
- DIRECTOR
- WRITER
- CREW
- EDITOR
...and the spangram was THATSSHOWBIZ.
Strands #849
“"And ... action!"”
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Hi Strands fans. I was a bit slow out of the tracks this morning - I'm blaming jet lag.
I could see the word "showbiz" in the top-right corner, and (rightly) assumed it was part of the spangram. But as I didn't know what kind of showbiz the puzzle related to, I used a clue to find out. It revealed CAST on the left-hand side, which made it clear this was about movies and/or TV shows.
With that established, I found PRODUCER in the middle and DIRECTOR in the top-left corner. That proved that "showbiz" was the end of the answer, so I worked backwards and found the full spangram of THATSSHOWBIZ.
That isolated WRITER in the bottom-right corner, leaving two answers to uncover, both in the bottom left. CREW was spelt backwards along the side, which just left EDITOR to its right to complete the puzzle.
