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 #848 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 #848, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #848.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #848 is... "The mark of a good composer".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "A written record of sound".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- CEREALS
- FACTS
- FELON
- CRABS
- REAL
- CAUSE
- TRACK
- STAFF
- ARABIC
- FACTS
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 'M' and ends with 'F'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's MUSICALSTAFF.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #848?
Drumroll, please...
- CLEF
- NOTE
- REST
- MEASURE
- BRACKET
- ACCIDENTAL
...and the spangram was MUSICALSTAFF.
Strands #848
“The mark of a good composer”
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Hi Strands fans. A tricky one today if, like me, you're not in the least bit musical, and don't know many of the technical terms for notation.
I had to use a clue to get started which revealed CLEF at the bottom of the board. From there, I got NOTE to its right and REST to its left.
I had already clocked the word "musical" above, and with these answers in place, I was able to complete the spangram as MUSICALSTAFF.
I found MEASURE on the right-hand side, but then was stumped again, and resorted to a second clue.
It revealed BRACKET, which left me with an anagram to solve for the final word. Just as well there was only one way to connect the remaining letters, as I'd never heard the word ACCIDENTAL as a musical term before, so would have been here all day...
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #847.
- RAINBOW
- FLAGS
- DRAG
- RALLY
- PARADE
- CELEBRATION
...and the spangram was PRIDEMONTH.
Strands #847
“March in June”
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Hi Strands fans. Today's puzzle is all about PRIDEMONTH. Once I'd spotted that spangram, spreading from the top-left corner to the middle of the right-hand side, it was plain sailing.
I found RAINBOW written backwards underneath the 'P' of the spangram, and then found FLAGS above the 'H'. Staying in that section, I connected RALLY and DRAG to complete the upper part of the grid.
Returning to the lower half, I spotted PARADE in the bottom-left corner, and that just left CELEBRATION to its right to complete the puzzle.
