Need some assistance with NYT Strands today? Today's theme — "Together for the present" — is another clever one that'll mean very little to an awful lot of players.
Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #354, 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 #354, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #354.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #354 is... "Here for the present".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Timely gifts for couples".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- SIFTED
- TEXT
- RAINS
- VINES
- DARE
- LINES
- STRIFE
Still struggling? The spangram will give you a hint about the connection word. Today, it starts with A and ends with Y.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's ANNIVERSARY.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #354?
Drumroll, please...
- GOLD
- PAPER
- DIAMOND
- FIRST
- SIXTIETH
- FIFTIETH
...and the spangram was ANNIVERSARY.
Strands #354
“Together for the present”
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Hi Strands fans. Today's puzzle is a game of two halves, and I annoyingly needed a clue to get both sides of the equation.
After a fruitless search for anything, my first clue revealed GOLD at the bottom of the grid. With that, I duly realized that the theme of "Together for the present" was rather clever: the presents in question are, in fact, wedding anniversary gifts.
So I began to rack my brains for possibilities. I found PAPER to GOLD's right, and then DIAMOND spelt diagonally from left to right above it. Above that was the spangram of ANNIVERSARY.
But after that I was stumped. I couldn't find any of the other big wedding anniversary materials - no silver, ruby, platinum, pearl, coral or even lace.
Reluctantly I used a second clue, and when it revealed FIRST, I realized I'd been tricked by the game of two halves: the second set of words make up the years that corresponded to the gifts of the first half!
That made getting my last two easy enough. I used the stray 'X' on SIXTIETH and that just left FIFTIETH to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? You can find the full article on yesterday's Strands answers for game #353 right here.
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