Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 18, #929

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Strands is sort of a phrase discover sport, however with out the record of phrases to seek out. Sometimes I see the theme and start recognizing the solutions straight away. But for these occasions once I can’t appear to handle this, there’s a loophole: Strands helps you to make as many phrases of 4 or extra letters as you need. For each three of these phrases you discover, the puzzle will spotlight one of many solutions. You’re nonetheless going to should unscramble that reply, although, which could be very robust.

I’m going into depth concerning the guidelines for Strands on this story. 

Today’s puzzle isn’t too robust, although a number of the solutions are tough to unscramble. Read on for hints and all of the solutions.

Hint for in the present day’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: Shake on it.

If that doesn’t assist you to, right here’s a clue: Shared understanding.

Clue phrases to unlock in-game hints

Your aim is to seek out hidden phrases that match the puzzle’s theme. If you’re caught, discover any phrases you’ll be able to. Every time you discover three phrases of 4 letters or extra, Strands will reveal one of many theme phrases. These are the phrases I used to get these hints, however any phrases of 4 or extra letters that you simply discover will work:

• MALE, LAME, STAY, RAGE, MEAL, COAT, STEAM, TRACT, TEAL, STEAL

Answers for in the present day’s Strands puzzle

These are the solutions that tie into the theme. The aim of the puzzle is to seek out all of them, together with the “spangram,” a theme phrase that reaches from one aspect of the puzzle to the opposite. When you’ve got all of them (I initially thought there have been at all times eight, however realized that the quantity can fluctuate), each letter on the board might be used. Here are the nonspangram solutions:

• PACT, TREATY, CONTRACT, COVENANT, AGREEMENT

Today’s Strands spangram

Today’s Strands spangram is LETSMAKEADEAL. To discover it, begin with the L that’s two letters over on the highest row, and wind down.

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