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 #586, 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 #586, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #586.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #586 is... "I'm a ladle hungry".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Tasty and hearty."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- SALES
- CHAI
- NEAT
- SPOUT
- ALONE
- SHALE
- PLAY
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 'O' and ends with 'T'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's ONEPOT.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #586?
Drumroll, please...
- TAGINE
- JAMBALAYA
- CHILI
- GOULASH
- RAGOUT
- STEW
- GUMBO
...and the spangram was ONEPOT.
Strands #586
“I'm a ladle hungry”
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Hi Strands fans. First off: love the pun in today's theme. I have a soft spot for slightly tenuous wordplay, and this delivers big time.
It was also a very straightforward puzzle, given one of the answers was written in a straight line along the bottom of the grid: TAGINE.
With that answer found, it was clear this was about stews, casseroles and everything else that's simmered in a sauce for a while. I duly found JAMBALAYA twisted above my first answer, and then CHILI in the gap that it left on the right-hand side.
GOULASH completed the bottom half, and I then saw RAGOUT spelt in a straight line along to top of the grid.
I then connected the spangram of ONEPOT before unpicking the two remaining answers above it: STEW on the left and GUMBO on the right.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #585.
- CLOTHES
- CHARGER
- TOILETRIES
- HEADPHONES
- LAPTOP
...and the spangram was PACKITUP.
Strands #585
“Just in case”
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Hi Strands fans. Another straightforward one. Once I'd found CLOTHES in the top-left corner, and CHARGER in the bottom left, it was pretty clear this was about things that need to be taken on trips.
TOILETRIES was the obvious next thing on that list, and I duly found that in the top-right corner. I'd already seen the word "pack" at the bottom, and now with the top thinned out, I could see how the spangram completed: PACKITUP.
That left just two answers to find. I spotted HEADPHONES in the bottom-right corner, before connecting LAPTOP on the left-hand side to complete the puzzle.
