Here are Thursday's NYT articles that will surely get you thinking. At least, they got my brain working. Here are some suggestions if you need them.
Want more word fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today, and Quordle today pages for clues and answers to those games.
SPOILER WARNING: Below you will find information about today's NYT Strands, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands Today (Game #143): Clue #1: Today's Topic
What is the topic of today's NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Screen time
NYT Strands Today (Game #143): Clue #2: Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game's hint system.
- PORT
- RANT
- BUDDY
- COVER
- FIVE
- SHEET
NYT Strands today (game #143): clue #3 – spangram
What is a clue for today's spangram?
• House of images
NYT Strands Today (Game #143): Clue #4: Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: top, 4th column
• Last: bottom, third column
Well, the answers are below, so DON'T CONTINUE FOLLOWING THE PAGE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #143): the answers
The answers to today's Strands game #143 are…
- SWEET
- POPCORN
- CHARACTERISTIC
- PROJECTOR
- TRAILERS
- SPANGRAM: CINE
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 1 track
I can't decide if this is really easy and I just wasn't at my best, or if it's moderately difficult – I went with the latter, because the theme track was vague enough that I needed that track to get started.
That gave me CANDY, and aside from a brief flirtation with the idea that they might be actors (not helped by the fact that the word ACTOR could be formed on the grid), I was able to figure out the rest fairly quickly. POPCORN was the key; once I had it, it was blindingly obvious what the theme was, and I figured out the remaining solutions quickly afterward.
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Answers from yesterday's NYT Strands (Tuesday, July 23, match #142)
- SUPERLATIVE
- EXCELLENT
- ICONIC
- PERFECT
- SUPREME
- SPANGRAM: CHAMPION
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now out of beta, making it a full member of the NYT Games roster 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 that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
