Hints, Spangram And Answers For Saturday, July 19th
Today’s NYT Strands hints and answers
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It’s Saturday at last and I, dearest Strandistrians, have returned! I’ve been out of the rotation for the past two weeks as my colleagues Kris Holt and Paul Tassi have tackled these Strands guides, but now I’m back. With a vengeance. Let’s uncover some words!
Strands is the newest game in the New York Times’ stable of puzzle games. It’s a fun twist on classic word search games. Every day we’re given a new theme and then tasked with uncovering all the words on the grid that fit that theme, including a spangram that spans two sides of the board. One of these words is the spangram which crosses from one side of the grid to another and reveals even more about the day’s theme.
Spoilers ahead.
Today’s Strands Hints
Read on for today’s theme and some hints to help you uncover today’s words. Instead of giving you the first two letters of each word, today I’m giving out three hints instead of two.
Today’s Theme: Hot enough for ya?
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Hint: Words you’d describe warm places with, specifically this season.
Clue: Okay, warm is an understatement.
Here are the first two letters of each word:
Remember, spoilers ahead!
What Are Today’s Strands Answers?
Today’s spangram is: SUMMERWEATHER
Here’s the full list of words:
- BALMY
- SCORCHING
- MUGGY
- STICKY
- SWELTERING
Here’s the completed Strands grid:
Today’s Strands
Today’s Strands Breakdown
I just returned from a trip to Phoenix, AZ so “hot enough for ya?” is rather timely. Of course, Phoenix is not MUGGY in the slightest. Nor would I use the word BALMY to describe that desert city. STICKY? Yes. SCORCHING? Absolutely. SWELTERING? You’re damn right it is. But with a pool, it’s also quite lovely. And air-conditioning, of course. This was a pretty easy Strands.
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