Howdy! As we speak’s Strands puzzle is an actual head-scratcher, so you will want your wits about you to unravel it. Not feeling at your smartest as we speak? Don’t be concerned, I’ve some useful hints for you beneath. (However you do not want them actually. Go on, you are able to do it. You bought this!)
SPOILER WARNING: Details about NYT Strands as we speak is beneath, so do not learn on when you do not wish to know the solutions.

NYT Strands as we speak (recreation #52) – trace #1 – as we speak’s theme
What’s the theme of as we speak’s NYT Strands?
• As we speak’s NYT Strands theme is… It is a puzzle
NYT Strands as we speak (recreation #52) – trace #2 – clue phrases
What are some good clue phrases as we speak?
Play any of those phrases to unlock the in-game hints system.
• ROUND
• LASER
• DRIED
• RATES
• SQUARE
• MAGE
NYT Strands as we speak (recreation #52) – trace #3 – spangram
What’s a touch for as we speak’s spangram?
• Determine them out
NYT Strands as we speak (recreation #52) – trace #4 – spangram place
The place does as we speak’s spangram begin and finish?
• Begin: backside, third column
• Finish: high, third column
Proper, the solutions are beneath, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands as we speak (recreation #52) – the solutions
The solutions to as we speak’s Strands, recreation #52, are…
- MYSTERY
- CONUNDRUM
- QUANDARY
- ENIGMA
- RIDDLE
- SPANGRAM: BRAINTEASERS
- My ranking: Very exhausting
- My rating: Excellent
I am ranking this one as very exhausting, even though I solved it with out utilizing any hints, as a result of it was, frankly, a totally irritating expertise.
Possibly my mind simply wasn’t in the appropriate place for it, but it surely took me about half a day to unravel it. I began, stopped, took a break, began once more, stopped once more, received my hair reduce, began, stopped, received lunch… I simply couldn’t discover a approach in.
As soon as I ‘received’ it, I used to be away – it was discovering the primary reply that was the issue. And that was made tougher as we speak by advantage of there being solely six solutions to search out, all of which had been comparatively lengthy phrases and with largely sophisticated spellings. Not that I could not spell them (I’m a journalist in spite of everything), however that staring on the board did not make them materialize in the way in which that less complicated phrases typically do.
Ultimately I noticed MYSTERY, at which level I noticed I wanted phrases that imply a puzzle. After which CONUNDRUM, ENIGMA and QUANDARY adopted. The spangram nonetheless foxed me for ages, although – I might see BRAINTEASER and should have performed it a dozen occasions as a result of I used to be so satisfied it was the reply, earlier than lastly realizing it wanted an ERS on the tip. D’oh!
How did you do as we speak? Ship me an electronic mail and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands solutions (Tuesday 23 April, recreation #51)
- PECAN
- BUTTER
- FLOUR
- SALT
- SYRUP
- SUGAR
- VANILLA
- SPANGRAM: INGREDIENTS
What’s NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s new phrase recreation, following Wordle and Connections. It is presently in Beta and may be performed on the NYT Video games web site on desktop or cell.
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