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 #915 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 #915, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #915.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #915 is... "To the rescue".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Heroic qualities."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- DEAR
- BRAT
- RIOTER
- NITRO
- CASE
- SURE
- TENDER
- RUSE
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 'H' and ends in 'S'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's HEROES.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #915?
Drumroll, please...
- INTREPID
- FEARLESS
- BRAVE
- COURAGEOUS
- LIONHEARTED
...and the spangram was HEROES.
Strands #915
“To the rescue”
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Hi Strands fans. A big helping hand was provided right away here, as the spangram of HEROES was written right across the middle of the board in a straight line.
That made getting the other answers pretty straightforward. I first found INTREPID below the end of the spangram, which tipped me off to the fact this was a puzzle about heroic characteristics.
I then found FEARLESS in the top-right corner and a synonym of that (BRAVE) at the opposite end.
That left two answers to find, each isolated in their own cordoned-off sections. COURAGEOUS was in the top-left corner, with the more obscure LIONHEARTED in the bottom section to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #914.
- PASS
- KICK
- RUSH
- DOWN
- PLAY
- TACKLE
- STADIUM
- UPRIGHT
...and the spangram was FOOTBALL
Strands #914
“Hike!”
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Hi Strands fans. Another tricky one for those of us outside the United States, where not only is football not really played, the very term is what we call soccer.
In fact, I was lucky to complete the puzzle without clues, as I was looking for things related to hiking, and ended up getting three seemingly unrelated answers along the way.
I first connected PASS in the middle of the board, which felt like it could be connected to walking. I then found KICK below it, which I figured must be some hiker terminology I'm not familiar with.
It was only when I found RUSH below that, that I realized these can all apply to FOOTBALL - the spangram that circled PASS in the middle of the board.
I connected DOWN and PLAY in the bottom-right corner to complete the lower section, and then moved onto the top half.
TACKLE was the most obvious word to look for, and it was indeed in an inverted 'L' shape in the top-left corner. I then connected STADIUM to its right, which just left UPRIGHT in the top-right corner to complete the puzzle.
