Want a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears every day at midnight for your time zone – which means some people are still playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s.” If you are looking for the Monday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Monday, March 23 (Game #750).
Strands is the latest pun from The New York Times after Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s a lot of fun. It can be difficult, though, so keep reading my Strands tips.
SPOILER WARNING: The information on NYT Strands today is below, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know the answers.
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NYT Strands today (game #751) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Get over it… or get out of it
NYT Strands today (game #751) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
NYT Strands today (game #751) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters
NYT Strands today (game #751) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd column
Last side: bottom, 6th column
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #751) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #751, are…
- TUNNEL
- FENCE
- OBSTACLE
- HOOP
- WALL
- BARRICADE
- SPANGRAM: OBSTACLE COURSE
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
Today’s theme reminds me of children’s storybooks. We’re going bear hunting by Michael Rosen, with his repeated refrain: “you can’t go over it, you can’t go under it, oh no! you have to go through it!”
In truth, I wasn’t that far off, as I realized after finding the OBSTACLE and the COURSE separately, then putting them together for today’s huge curly slide of a spangram.
In the UK we have a popular event called Tough Mudder, which is basically climbing over things before climbing through the mud. I did it once, but it’s a young man’s game, so I decided to devote my free time to word searches.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday March 23, Thu #750)
- INSTANT
- CRACK
- GLOW
- BREAKUP
- FRACTURE
- SPANGRAM: BREAKDOWN
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the not-so-new pun from The New York Times, after Wordle and Connections. It’s now a full member of the year-old NYT games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, with tips for solving it, so check it out if you’re struggling to beat it every day.
