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CNET
15 hours ago
- CNET
Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for Aug. 17 #532
Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a tough one. Some very long words are involved. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET's NYT puzzle hints page. Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far Hint for today's Strands puzzle Today's Strands theme is: Think again! If that doesn't help you, here's a clue: Look at yesterday's Strands theme. Clue words to unlock in-game hints Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle's theme. If you're stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work: SPOT, TOPS, PETS, STEP, RIGHT, LIGHT, THING, THINGS, GIST, RITE, TIRE, FEEL Answers for today's Strands puzzle These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers: FEELINGS, INTUITION, CREATIVITY, SPONTANEITY Today's Strands spangram The completed NYT Strands puzzle for Aug. 17, 2025. completed NYT Strands puzzle for Aug. 17, 2025 Today's Strands spangram is RIGHTBRAIN. To find it, look for the R that's four letters to the right on the bottom row and wind up.


Forbes
a day ago
- Forbes
Today's NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Saturday, August 16th
I have returned, Crosswordlers! After a couple weeks out of the rotation, I'm back to assist you in your daily Mini Crossword for the week. It's a lovely weekend in August and I'm ready to solve the week's biggest (mini) crossword, if you are. If you're looking to end your fun in the sun with some good TV shows or movies, be sure to check out my weekend streaming guide with all the best current streaming options and theatrical releases. Let me know what you're watching, too! I'm always looking for recommendations. Looking for yesterday's NYT Mini Crossword? Check out our hints and answers right here. The NYT Mini is a smaller, quicker, more digestible, bite-sized version of the larger and more challenging NYT Crossword, and unlike its larger sibling, it's free-to-play without a subscription to The New York Times. You can play it on the web or the app, though you'll need the app to tackle the archive. Spoilers ahead! Before we get to the answers, here's the first letter for each word in today's Mini. Across 1A. Something to check before a flight – B 4A. One road to recovery – R 6A. 'The Good Samaritan' or 'The Rich Fool' – P 8A. '___ now or never!' – I 9A. Angora cat's splendor – F 10A. North American frogs that sing in a shrill chorus – P 12A. Sheath or muumuu – D 13A. Kit ___ Club ('Cabaret' setting) – K Down 1D. Wildly out of control – B 2D. 'I've got it!' – A 3D. Scintillating gossip sesh – G 4D. Gave three stars, say – R 5D. Becomes hazy, as a picture – F 6D. Dot on a domino – P 7D. Sounds of indecision – U 11D. Tiny source of torment for a storybook princess – P Okay, onto the answers! Remember, spoilers ahead! Across 1A. Something to check before a flight – BAG 4A. One road to recovery – REHAB 6A. 'The Good Samaritan' or 'The Rich Fool' – PARABLE 8A. '___ now or never!' – ITS 9A. Angora cat's splendor – FUR 10A. North American frogs that sing in a shrill chorus – PEEPERS 12A. Sheath or muumuu – DRESS 13A. Kit ___ Club ('Cabaret' setting) – KAT Down 1D. Wildly out of control – BALLISTIC 2D. 'I've got it!' – AHA 3D. Scintillating gossip sesh – GABFEST 4D. Gave three stars, say – RATED 5D. Becomes hazy, as a picture – FOGS 6D. Dot on a domino – PIP 7D. Sounds of indecision – UMS 11D. Tiny source of torment for a storybook princess – PEA How did you do? Let me know on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. If you also play Wordle, I write guides about that as well. You can find those and all my TV guides, reviews and much more here on my blog. Thanks for reading!


CNET
2 days ago
- CNET
Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Aug. 16, #797
Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's NYT Connections puzzle was a real stumper for me. I saw construction and shellac and was trying to make a list of house products, but that went nowhere fast. Need the answers? Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak. Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time Hints for today's Connections groups Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group. Yellow group hint: Inner strength Green group hint: Fix it up Blue group hint: Wallop Purple group hint: Parchment might be another kind Answers for today's Connections groups Yellow group: Intrepidity Green group: Renovations Blue group: Trounce Purple group: Kinds of soft/lightweight paper Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words What are today's Connections answers? The completed NYT Connections puzzle No. 797 for Aug. 16, 2025. NYT/Screenshot by CNET The yellow words in today's Connections The theme is intrepidity. The four answers are fortitude, grit, pluck and resolve. The green words in today's Connections The theme is renovations. The four answers are construction, repairs, upgrades and work. The blue words in today's Connections The theme is trounce. The four answers are cream, crush, rout and shellac. The purple words in today's Connections The theme is kinds of soft/lightweight paper. The four answers are crepe, rolling, tissue and toilet.