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 #648, as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #648.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #647 is... "Let me elaborate..."
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Afterthoughts".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- PRIEST
- DARE
- PROLOGUE
- STEM
- TRIP
- MODEL
- FOOTER
- DRIP
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 'A' and ends with 'E'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's ANDFURTHERMORE.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #648?
Drumroll, please...
- ADDENDUM
- FOOTNOTE
- EPILOGUE
- POSTSCRIPT
...and the spangram was ANDFURTHERMORE.
Strands #648
“Let me elaborate ...”
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Hi Strands fans. This is the first time in a while I've needed to use a clue. I blame the somewhat vague theme of "Let me elaborate..." and the small number of available answers (which typically corresponds with longer words).
Anyway, that clue showed ADDENDUM in the bottom-left corner, which made the theme plain. This was a puzzle about after thoughts, which helped be find FOOTNOTE in the top-right corner.
I'd already found "prologue" as a clue word, so I was able to amend this to spell EPILOGUE in the bottom right. The rough shape of the spangram was now obvious, so I was able to connect ANDFURTHERMORE from the top of the board to the bottom.
Just one word was left to find. I uncoiled the remaining letters to spell POSTSCRIPT and completed the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #647.
- PHYSICS
- PEACE
- MEDICINE
- CHEMISTRY
- LITERATURE
...and the spangram was LAUREATES.
Strands #647
“A Nobel effort”
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Hi Strands fans. A nice easy one today, and more enjoyable than usual to write up, given some of my clue words would make entertaining additions to the field of Nobel prizes (style, ties and peas, especially).
The theme of "A Nobel effort" made it pretty clear this was going to be about the international prizes, so I began thinking of the categories. I found PHYSICS on the right of the board, followed by PEACE below it.
This allowed me to get the spangram of LAUREATES written down the middle, which in turn isolated MEDICINE in the top-right corner.
Two were left to find on the other side. CHEMISTRY was in the top-left corner, which just left LITERATURE below it to complete the puzzle.
