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Need help with Strands #813? 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 #813 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 #813, so read on if you need a little help.

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #813.

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

The official theme for NYT Strands #813 is... "Thank you".

And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Theme of the day (in the U.S, at least)."

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

  • CURT
  • MEMOIR
  • RICE
  • VIRAL
  • HORN
  • LAIR
  • SAINT
  • RIPE

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 'M' and ends in 'Y'.

Scroll down to find out what it is...

It's MEMORIALDAY.

Today's Strands answers

So, what are today's Strands answers for game #813?

Drumroll, please...

  • SACRIFICE
  • HONOR
  • SERVICE
  • VIRTUE
  • PROTECTION

Strands #813

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...and the spangram was MEMORIALDAY.

Strands #813

“Thank you”

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Hi Strands fans. If you're American, I imagine today's puzzle will be extremely straightforward.

But from where I'm writing in the U.K., Memorial Day isn't a thing, and thus I took the theme of "Thank you" quite literally, initially looking for synonyms like "cheers" and "appreciation".

It was only when I found SACRIFICE at the bottom of the board that the U.S. public holiday resurfaced in my mind. This was about MEMORIALDAY, the spangram that starts in the top-left corner, and stretches to halfway down the right-hand side.

From there on in, it was straightforward. HONOR was neatly isolated in the top-right corner, with SERVICE down the left-hand side.

VIRTUE was in the bottom-left corner, and that just left PROTECTION in the middle of the grid to complete the puzzle.

Yesterday's Strands answers

Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #812.

Strands #812

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  • SPOOL
  • BOBBIN
  • SCROLL
  • COIL
  • REEL
  • WINCH
  • SPINDLE

...and the spangram was TRYTOUNWIND.

Strands #812

“Turn, turn, turn”

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Hi Strands fans. A deceptively tricky one today, which had me reaching for a clue after already hunting down four correct answers.

I found SPOOL in the top-right corner, with BOBBIN to its left, which made me think this was about sewing. I then found SCROLL down the left-hand side, which put paid to that idea.

I then located COIL in the bottom-left corner, but my mind then went blank after this good start. After struggling to find anything else, I used a clue which revealed REEL in the middle of the grid.

For whatever reason, that kickstarted my brain again, and I was able to spot WINCH next to it, before locating SPINDLE at the bottom of the board.

That just left the spangram of TRYTOUNWIND to complete the puzzle.

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