Need a bit of help with NYT Strands today? No shame in that, and you've come to the right place. Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #641, as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #641.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #641 is... "In the driver's seat".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Leadership qualities".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- LURE
- SERVERS
- BEEF
- RIVERS
- SECT
- LOOTER
- KITE
- COASTER
Still struggling? The spangram touches two opposite sides of the board (but can start and end anywhere), and will give you a hint about the connection between the answers. Today, it starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's LIKEABOSS.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #641?
Drumroll, please...
- BOLD
- COOL
- ASSERTIVE
- CONFIDENT
- ASSURED
- SECURE
...and the spangram was LIKEABOSS.
Strands #641
“In the driver's seat”
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Hi Strands fans. This is one of those puzzles where I'd call the theme tenuous at best. "In the driver's seat" can just about stretch to leadership qualities, if you squint a bit, but it's far from obvious.
In fact, I only got through this without using a clue due to some luck while looking for clue words. Purely by chance, both BOLD and COOL turned out to be correct answers.
This wasn't that helpful, but when I connected ASSERTIVE to their right, I made the link: these are all positive qualities for leaders.
That allowed me to find CONFIDENT in the top-right corner, which let me see the spangram of LIKEABOSS crossing the board just below it.
Two words were left to find underneath. I found ASSURED in the bottom half first, and that just left SECURE above it to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #640.
- EQUATION
- CALCULATION
- GRAPH
- FUNCTION
- THEOREM
...and the spangram was MATHCLASS.
Strands #640
“It all adds up”
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Hi Strands fans. Another straightforward one today. "It all adds up" was always going to be about numbers in some form, and I could see the word "math" immediately, even if I couldn't figure out how to make it a full spangram just yet.
I began by focusing on the rogue 'Q' near the top of the board, and turned it into EQUATION to kick things off. I then found CALCULATION to its left and running down the side of the board. GRAPH neatly tucked into the gap between the two answers.
I then saw FUNCTION in the bottom-right corner, which gave me enough space to complete the spangram of MATHCLASS. All that was left was to link the remaining letters to spell THEOREM and complete the puzzle.
