Re: "Strands" - a New York Times word game
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2025 5:27 pm
Strands #611
“F-I-L-M”
“F-I-L-M”
“The butterfly effect”
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Re: "Strands" - a New York Times word game
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2025 5:15 am
Strands #612
“The butterfly effect”
“The butterfly effect”
Re: "Strands" - a New York Times word game
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2025 9:28 am
Strands #612
“The butterfly effect”
“The butterfly effect”
Re: "Strands" - a New York Times word game
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2025 3:47 am
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”
Re: "Strands" - a New York Times word game
Posted: 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”
Re: "Strands" - a New York Times word game
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2025 3:31 pm
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”
Re: "Strands" - a New York Times word game
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2025 3:34 pm
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.
Re: "Strands" - a New York Times word game
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2025 5:55 am
Strands #615
“Knock, knock!”
“Knock, knock!”
Re: "Strands" - a New York Times word game
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2025 1:43 am
Crashed and burned on this one
Re: "Strands" - a New York Times word game
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2025 5:17 am
Strands #616
“How enchanting!”
Oh... it was that kind of "enchanting".
“How enchanting!”
Oh... it was that kind of "enchanting".
Re: "Strands" - a New York Times word game
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2025 4:18 pm
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Re: "Strands" - a New York Times word game
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2025 5:01 pm
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”
Re: "Strands" - a New York Times word game
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2025 12:04 pm
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”
Re: "Strands" - a New York Times word game
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2025 1:15 pm
Strands #620
“Out, damned spot!”
“Out, damned spot!”
Re: "Strands" - a New York Times word game
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2025 6:51 pm
Strands #620
“Out, damned spot!”
“Out, damned spot!”
Re: "Strands" - a New York Times word game
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2025 1:50 pm
Strands #621
“Low-key elusive”
“Low-key elusive”
Re: "Strands" - a New York Times word game
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2025 6:15 pm
Very "elusive" so far
Re: "Strands" - a New York Times word game
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 5:26 pm
Strands #622
“We can see right through them”
“We can see right through them”
Re: "Strands" - a New York Times word game
Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2025 4:20 am
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
Re: "Strands" - a New York Times word game
Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2025 1:27 pm
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