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 #893 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 #893, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #893.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #893 is... "Coming in hot".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Quick to anger."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- OVERT
- RIDES
- DIRE
- REVERT
- DEFEND
- HEATER
- LOUSE
- FINER
- FERN
- ZEBRA
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 'F' and ends in 'D'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's FIREBRAND.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #893?
Drumroll, please...
- HEATED
- FIERCE
- ZEALOUS
- TORRID
- FERVENT
- INTENSE
...and the spangram was FIREBRAND.
Strands #893
“Coming in hot”
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Hi Strands fans. I might have struggled today, if it weren't for getting the spangram right away.
With the theme of "Coming in hot", my eye was immediately drawn to the word "fire" in the top-left corner. When it wasn't an answer in itself, I extended it to spell FIREBRAND and realized exactly what this puzzle was about.
It also neatly cordoned off the top-right corner, where I quickly found two related answers: HEATED and FIERCE.
Moving onto the bottom half, the 'Z' on the left-hand side looked intriguing, and I was able to connect ZEALOUS (after failing with "zealot"). I then connected TORRID in the bottom-right corner.
Two answers were left to find. FERVENT was just above TORRID, and that just left INTENSE to its left to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #892.
- GIVE
- ENDOW
- DONATE
- GRANT
- BESTOW
- CONTRIBUTE
...and the spangram was PHILANTHROPY.
Strands #892
“Making a difference”
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Hi Strands fans. An annoying one today, as after looking around fruitlessly for any answer, I used a clue which revealed GIVE on the left-hand side.
Why was that annoying? Because I'd already connected "given" looking for clue words.
Still, it was enough to get me started, and I duly linked up ENDOW in the top right and DONATE in the bottom-right corner.
I then found GRANT on the left-hand side, with BESTOW snaking up the right wall. These combined to give me a clear view of the end of the spangram: PHILANTHROPY, spelt from the top of the grid to the bottom.
That just left me unpicking the anagram of BIURTTENOC in the top-left corner. It was, of course, CONTRIBUTE.
