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"Strands" - a New York Times word game
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Strands #611
“F-I-L-M”
“F-I-L-M”
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Strands #612
“The butterfly effect”
“The butterfly effect”
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Strands #612
“The butterfly effect”
“The butterfly effect”
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I was afraid these would all be US-specific clues but, fortunately, that wasn't the case. One of them I had no idea about, however so had to go with process of elim.
Strands #613
“___ City”
Strands #613
“___ City”
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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Bit esoteric today for those outside a certain geographic area (not New York City). One of the answers I didn't even realise fit the category.
Strands #614
“Encuentra el ritmo”
Strands #614
“Encuentra el ritmo”
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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Indeed. I got lost in the wilderness, breaking my goal of "never" taking a hintMikey wrote: Fri Nov 07, 2025 3:27 pm Bit esoteric today for those outside a certain geographic area (not New York City). One of the answers I didn't even realise fit the category.
Strands #614
“Encuentra el ritmo”
Strands #614
“Encuentra el ritmo”
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Fortunately I have a friend in Honduras who loathes it or I wouldn't even have heard of it. Hope that's not a spoiler.
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Strands #615
“Knock, knock!”
“Knock, knock!”
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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Crashed and burned on this one
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Strands #616
“How enchanting!”
Oh... it was that kind of "enchanting".
“How enchanting!”
Oh... it was that kind of "enchanting".
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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Solving today's puzzle was as routine as the theme suggested.
Strands #617
“A case of the Mondays”
Strands #617
“A case of the Mondays”
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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I needed a hint for the Spangram. I got the first half but the rest was beyond me. I thought it was supposed to be a general category name, not an example.
Strands #618
“Aesop's animals”
Strands #618
“Aesop's animals”
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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Strands #620
“Out, damned spot!”
“Out, damned spot!”
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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Strands #620
“Out, damned spot!”
“Out, damned spot!”
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Strands #621
“Low-key elusive”
“Low-key elusive”
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Very "elusive" so far
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Strands #622
“We can see right through them”
“We can see right through them”
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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Strands #622
“We can see right through them”
PS had to use at least one hint in the "elusive" one
“We can see right through them”
PS had to use at least one hint in the "elusive" one
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Strands #623
“Around it goes”
My first choices all had a common characteristic, which narrowed my mind and made later words less obvious. It was fun
“Around it goes”
My first choices all had a common characteristic, which narrowed my mind and made later words less obvious. It was fun