Title: NYT 'Crossword' Clues and Solutions for Sunday, January 19
Title: NYT 'Crossword' Clues and Solutions for Sunday, January 19
Hey there, puzzle lovers! Today's NYT Strands hints, spangram, and answers for Saturday, January 20, are just a click away.
King of the Puzzle: NYT Strands
nyttimes.com and the NYT Games app go hand-in-hand with popular games like Wordle and Connections. Today, we're focusing on the New York Times' Strands, a spin-off of the classic word search!
New games are available daily. Your goal is to uncover a group of words sharing a common theme. A clue will guide you, and the spangram serves as the connection between the theme words. Although the theme words won't be a proper name, the spangram can be.
Follow the directions to find the theme words, using letters vertically, horizontally, and diagonally. You can switch directions mid-word, and even play on touchscreens, double-tapping the last letter to finish your guess. Obtain three valid four-letter words not included in the theme to unlock the Hint button. This will help you locate a part of one of the theme words.
Prepare for daily challenges! Strands' themes and difficulty levels vary, keeping you on your toes and always anticipating surprises.
What's the deal with today's Strands hint?
Ready to find out?
Look twice!The official theme hint for today's Strands puzzler is:
Two-faced
Need more help?
International organization
There are eight theme words to find today, consisting of the spangram.
Today's Hints for NYT Strands
Don't scroll any further if you don't want the answers.
Here are the first two letters of each theme word, ordered from left to right first by any letter appearing for the first time, then from top to bottom:
- CO
- DI
- PU
- SS
- TH
- US
- WO
- WU
Today's Strands Answers
First, the spangram and its location on the grid:
Today's spangram is...
TWIN
Here's where it's hiding:
Now, let's dive into the other theme words:
- COINCIDE
- DIVERSITY
- PUPPET
- SLANG
- THINKTANK
- USURPER
- WOOLENT
- WUSSY
The complete grid awaits your deciphering skills!
Got your eye on the "X"? I quickly spotted INBOX, DRAFTS, and SPAM. "Email" stood out in the spangram. With STARRED and SENT, three words remained to locate. TRASH and SNOOZED filled in the remaining spangram letters, while "label" took a while to reveal itself. I relied on no hints, and the spangram was the eighth theme word I uncovered.
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- Today's NYT Strands puzzle is themed around the concept of 'Two-faced', but if you're still struggling, an international organization might provide some clues.
- I decided to delve into today's NYT Strands without any hints and soon discovered that the spangram, 'TWIN', was hidden amidst the group of words.
- I got the message that the first two letters of each theme word for today's NYT Strands are 'CO' for 'Coincide', 'DI' for 'Diversity', and so on, leading me to the answers 'Puppet', 'Slang', 'Thinktank', 'Usurper', 'Woolent', and 'Wussy'.
- NYT Strands introduces daily challenges, and today's 'Two-faced' theme promises an engaging puzzle experience, providing a refreshing change from yesterday's puzzle solutions.
- Even on a Sunday, the enticing grid of NYT Strands lures puzzle enthusiasts, with the promise of new themes and varying levels of difficulty, ensuring an engaging and surprising puzzle-solving experience.