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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 #837 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 #837, so read on if you need a little help.

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #837.

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Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints

The official theme for NYT Strands #837 is... "Beneath the waves."

And here's an unofficial hint from me: "See? Life".

If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:

  • REAL
  • SHARE
  • CRASH
  • CHAIR
  • HEELS
  • SWEAR
  • EAGLE
  • PLANET

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 'C' and ends with 'F'.

Scroll down to find out what it is...

It's CORALREEF.

Today's Strands answers

So, what are today's Strands answers for game #837?

Drumroll, please...

  • FISH
  • PLANKTON
  • SHARK
  • CRAB
  • URCHIN
  • SEAWEED
  • ALGAE

Strands #837

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...and the spangram was CORALREEF.

Strands #837

“Beneath the waves”

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Hi Strands fans. A nice and easy one today. "Beneath the waves" leaves very little to the imagination, and sure enough, I found FISH on the right-hand side.

I then connected PLANKTON to its left, and SHARK on the opposite side. That provided a gap for the last four letters of the spangram, and I was able to connect them by spelling CORALREEF backwards from the bottom of the grid to the top.

CRAB and URCHIN completed the right-hand side, leaving two answers to find on the left. SEAWEED was in the middle, leaving ALGAE below it to complete the puzzle.

Yesterday's Strands answers

Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #836.

Strands #836

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  • PITCHFORK
  • SAWHORSE
  • BUCKET
  • WHEELBARROW
  • TRACTOR

...and the spangram was FARMING.

Strands #836

“In the barnyard”

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Hi Strands fans. A nice easy one today, with the theme of "In the barnyard" firmly pointing players in the right direction.

I found PITCHFORK in the top-left corner to narrow down the specific angle the puzzle was looking for, and then saw the spangram of FARMING written across the middle of the grid. That neatly isolated SAWHORSE in the top-right corner.

Moving on to the bottom half, I saw BUCKET spelt backwards in the bottom-right corner, with WHEELBARROW in a spiral diagonally above it. That just left TRACTOR on the left-hand side to complete the puzzle.

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