The working week ends here, for some people at least – but you’re not allowed to down tools and start relaxing until you’ve solved today’s Strands puzzle. OK, that’s not an official requirement – no, I don’t have the power to compel people to play – but it’ll get your brain working ahead of that last day of work.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
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NYT Strands today (game #47) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
NYT Strands today (game #47) – hint #2 – clue words
What are some good clue words today?
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
• SUIT
• TRACE
• FATE
• WATER
• SWORE
• SORT
NYT Strands today (game #47) – hint #3 – spangram
What is a hint for today’s spangram?
• Entertainment on the go
NYT Strands today (game #47) – hint #4 – spangram position
Where does today’s spangram start and end?
• Start: bottom, 3rd column
• End: top, 5th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #47) – the answers
(Image credit: New York Times)
The answers to today’s Strands, game #47, are…
- MUSIC
- NEWS
- WEATHER
- SPORTS
- TRAFFIC
- COMEDY
- TALK
- SPANGRAM: DRIVETIME
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
I’ve marked this one as hard, because I really, really struggled to find a couple of answers, including the spangram. The theme hint – Go to work! – is fairly obtuse, and the first couple of answers I turned up (MUSIC, NEWS) didn’t take me much further.
I could see it was something to do with the media, but nothing more. It was only when I uncovered WEATHER and SPORTS that I started getting a clearer idea. But there my game stalled.
I returned to it after a break and with fresh eyes spotted DRIVETIME, reading ‘backwards’ from the bottom up. Even with that in place it still took me a while to spot COMEDY, which I would never have considered to be a part of the drivetime menu. Still, I got there in the end.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Thursday 18 April, game #46)
- THREAD
- NEEDLE
- STITCH
- THIMBLE
- SEAM
- CLOTH
- PATCH
- SPANGRAM: TAILORING
What is NYT Strands?
I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.
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