Need some assistance with NYT Strands today? Today's theme — "You don't say..." — is actually pretty tough, even when you figure out what it relates to.
Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #324, as well as the answers, should it come to that. We'll start off with some clues, before building up to the full answer for Strands #324, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #324.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #324 is... "You don't say..."
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Words of their time".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- PASTA
- RUDER
- HATS
- SASS
- BRUTES
- CREASE
- CARTS
Still struggling? The spangram will give you a hint about the connection word. Today, it starts with D and ends with G.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's DATEDSLANG.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #324?
Drumroll, please...
- BOSS
- PHAT
- FRESH
- RADICAL
- MAJOR
- CHERRY
- TUBULAR
...and the spangram was DATEDSLANG.
Strands #324
“You don't say ...”
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Hi Strands fans. Today's puzzle is a tough one, given it crosses several decades. Even if you know some of the answers, you may not know the others!
The theme - "You don't say..." relates to old slang terms. This is something I didn't clock onto right away, so used a clue which revealed BOSS.
Without any other context, I might have been lost here, but thankfully it cordoned off PHAT above it, which made the topic a bit more transparent.
But after a quick scan, I was still struggling for possible old slang terms, so used another clue which revealed FRESH. The placement of this helped me complete the spangram: I'd already found "slang" in the bottom right, but with this, I was able to extend it to read DATEDSLANG.
The spangram's splitting of the board helped me to find two more answers in the bottom half: RADICAL and MAJOR. I'm afraid to say I needed yet another clue to uncouple the two in the top right though: I'd never heard of CHERRY as slang, and had banished TUBULAR to the very back of my mind.
A tricky puzzle, then, so well done if you made it through without clues.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? You can find the full article on yesterday's Strands answers for game #323 right here.
