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, April 20 (Game #778).
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 #779) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Risky Business
NYT Strands today (game #779) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- ITINERARY
- ROUTER
- DIET
- RATE
- GRID
- BOX
- SUET
- BURETTE
- VIRAL
NYT Strands today (game #779) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #779) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 5th row
Last side: right, 5th row
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #779) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #779, are…
- BOLD
- INTREPID
- GUTSY
- BRAVE
- ADVENTUROUS
- SPANGRAM: THE DAREDEVILS
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
Initially, I briefly considered, then ruled out, the possibility that today’s search was for Tom Cruise movies… Then I found BOLD and deduced that we were searching for words associated with people for whom the risks are occupational hazards.
It was with this in mind that I went looking for “stuntman”, but I managed to find DAREDEVILS, a word that sums up people in this profession well. After a series of long spangrams, today we returned to a relatively short spangram, and in which there was a game word (ADVENTUROUS) which was longer.
It’s hard to imagine a less daring pursuit than Strands’ – unless of course you completed today’s puzzle while hanging upside down from a trapeze suspended over a ravine. And if you did, I applaud you.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday April 20, Thu #778)
- REFLECTION
- GLITTER
- GLOW
- GLOW
- SHINE
- GLOW
- SPANGRAM: CATCHING THE LIGHT
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.
