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Need help with Strands #780? 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 #780 as well as the answers, should it come to that.

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #780.

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

The official theme for NYT Strands #780 is... "Earth Day".

And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Better practices".

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

  • CLONES
  • FLAT
  • RELATE
  • FILLER
  • CORES
  • DOVE
  • SLANT
  • RESIN

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 in 'N'.

Scroll down to find out what it is...

It's CONSERVATION.

Today's Strands answers

So, what are today's Strands answers for game #780?

Drumroll, please...

  • REUSE
  • REDUCE
  • RECYCLE
  • REPAIR
  • DONATE
  • REFILL

Strands #780

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...and the spangram was CONSERVATION.

Strands #780

“Earth Day”

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Hi Strands fans. With hindsight this seems obvious, but I thought the theme of "Earth Day" might be a red herring. Rather than being about conservation, I figured it might be related to different geographical elements.

After unsuccessfully going down that rabbit hole for a while, I eventually used a clue. It uncovered REUSE on the left-hand side of the board, which revealed it wasn't a red herring at all.

Thankfully, I remember the three 'R's, so the next two were easy enough. REDUCE was in the top-left corner, and RECYCLE was on the opposite side. These combined helped me to connect the spangram between the three: CONSERVATION.

Another 'R' word was next, and I spotted REPAIR in the bottom-right corner. I then found DONATE to its left, which just left REFILL in the bottom-left corner to complete the puzzle.

Yesterday's Strands answers

Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #779.

Strands #779

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  • BOLD
  • GUTSY
  • INTREPID
  • COURAGEOUS
  • ADVENTUROUS

...and the spangram was DAREDEVILS.

Strands #779

“Risky business”

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Hi Strands fans. I felt a bit slow on the draw today, meaning my mind was completely blank when I was greeted by the theme of "Risky business".

A clue revealed BOLD in the bottom-right corner, which made me realize this was going to be all about synonyms for bravery.

Sure enough, I found GUTSY in the top-right corner, with INTREPID spelt backwards along the bottom. I then found COURAGEOUS snaking around the board from the middle to the bottom-left corner.

That helped me find the spangram immediately above it: DAREDEVILS starting on the left-hand side and finishing on the right.

One word was left to find. ADVENTUROUS was spelt backwards along the top of the board to complete the puzzle.

Alan Martin
Alan Martin

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