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 #908 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 #908, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #908.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #908 is... "On this day in 1963".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "A famous speech."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- DOME
- JOUST
- STEAD
- RODEO
- MARE
- THREE
- MOUSE
- DEFER
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 'I' and ends in 'M'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's IHAVEADREAM.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #908?
Drumroll, please...
- BROTHERHOOD
- JUSTICE
- FREEDOM
- TOGETHER
- HOPE
...and the spangram was IHAVEADREAM.
Strands #908
“On this day in 1963”
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Hi Strands fans. A hugely US-centric puzzle today. In Europe, the date of August 28, 1963 isn't something imprinted in our minds, putting me at a real disadvantage with the theme of "On this day in 1963".
Still, after a little digging, I was able to get through without using clues, thanks to me spotting "dream" on the right-hand side. From there, I worked backwards to connect the spangram of IHAVEADREAM.
Again, American history isn't really studied much in Europe, so I was having to feel out elements of Martin Luther King Jr's speech from the general themes.
I found BROTHERHOOD in the middle of the board, and JUSTICE in the top-right corner. I then connected FREEDOM in the top-left corner, leaving two answers to unpick in the bottom-right section.
TOGETHER was the longer of the two on the left, which just meant I had to connect HOPE to its right to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #907.
- DANCE
- SPRAIN
- SURPRISE
- HAIRSTYLE
- DISTORTION
...and the spangram was WHATATWIST.
Strands #907
“Spiraling definitions”
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Hi Strands fans. Not a fan of today's puzzle myself, but mainly because it made me feel pretty stupid.
I had to use no fewer than three clues to figure it out, as the theme of "Spiraling definitions" gave me nothing to work with.
It didn't help that the three words that the clues revealed - DANCE, SPRAIN and SURPRISE - seemed to have nothing in common at all.
It was only when I connected HAIRSTYLE in the top-left corner that it finally hit me. All of these are definitions of 'twist".
I duly connected the spangram of WHATATWIST from top to bottom of the board, and connected the final definition in the bottom-right corner to limp over the line. It was, of course, DISTORTION.
