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 #849 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 #849, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #849.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #849 is... "'And ... action!'"
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Movie credits".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- TRAPS
- CRUDER
- HEARS
- ROARS
- WASTER
- RICE
- SPORTS
- DIETER
- ROADIE
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 'Z'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's THATSSHOWBIZ.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #849?
Drumroll, please...
- 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.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #848.
- 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...
