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Need help with Strands #761? Here are some hints and the answers

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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 #761 as well as the answers, should it come to that.

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #761.

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

The official theme for NYT Strands #761 is... "Smooth(ie) operator."

And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Full of vitamins."

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

  • PLEA
  • GOLF
  • HEEL
  • LINE
  • LEECH
  • PAIN
  • CALF
  • PARTY

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 both starts and ends with 'T'.

Scroll down to find out what it is...

It's TROPICALFRUIT.

Today's Strands answers

So, what are today's Strands answers for game #761?

Drumroll, please...

  • GUAVA
  • PAPAYA
  • MANGO
  • LYCHEE
  • PINEAPPLE
  • ACAI

Strands #761

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...and the spangram was TROPICALFRUIT.

Strands #761

“Smooth(ie) operator”

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Hi Strands fans. Another straightforward one today. The word "smoothie" in the theme made it clear this was going to be about fruits in some capacity, and when I found GUAVA in the top-right corner, it was evident that it was going to focus on tropical ones.

Indeed, I immediately found the spangram of TROPICALFRUIT and was on my way. As a result of getting the spangram, PAPAYA was isolated in the bottom-left corner for an easy third answer.

I then found MANGO in the nook in the spangram, with LYCHEE at the top of the board. PINEAPPLE filled the gap in the middle, and that just left a straight line down the left-hand side to connect ACAI and complete the puzzle.

Yesterday's Strands answers

Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #760.

Strands #760

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  • JOCKEY
  • AGENT
  • BETTOR
  • TRAINER
  • BOOKIE
  • TIPSTER

...and the spangram was HORSERACING.

Strands #760

“On track”

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Hi Strands fans. Another straightforward one for me today, as the word "horse" jumped out at me right away. It was pretty easy to extend it into the spangram of HORSERACING, and I was, uh, off to the races.

You can't have horse racing without a JOCKEY, which I found in the middle of the spangram. I was the able to get AGENT in the top-right corner and BETTOR in the left-over gap to finish the top half.

The bottom section was equally easy. TRAINER was in the bottom-left corner, with BOOKIE to its right. That just left TIPSTER in the bottom-right corner to complete the puzzle.

Alan Martin
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