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The puzzle groups words by physical shape, focusing on straight, narrow, stick-like objects.
The spangram reinforces the theme with a clever phrase tied to visual similarities.
Visual thinking and pattern recognition are essential for solving today’s Strands puzzle
Are you looking for the most recent Strands answer? Well, here are our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times STRANDS puzzle. Today’s theme is 'on the sly’. Given below is a detailed guide to solve today’s puzzle.
Today's NYT Strand's theme is ‘on the sly’. This is an idiom that translates to do something secretly, stealthily, or without others noticing, often because the action is improper or forbidden. It is used to describe actions done in a hidden manner to avoid detection
You can also use the words artful and savvy as a clue to find your answers. If you look closely, you can see that the letters are arranged between the grid as if it's a line or medium.
Your everyday target is to find hidden words that match the puzzle's theme. Every time you find words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. If you get stuck, take help from the clues provided. These are the words I used as hints, but any words of four or more letters that you find will work.
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Here are all the non-spangram answers for April 10:
Wily
Canny
Slick
Crafty
Shrewd
Devious
Cunning
Today's Strands Spangram is LIKEAFOX. To find it, start with the L that's the furthest-left letter on the top row, and wind down. The solution connects all elements of the theme through its main object. The spangram spans the grid and helps confirm the theme once it's discovered.
Want to get your NYT Strands solved first before others? We'll start by identifying the theme early. Thematic elements become easier to identify if you use functional word abilities and physical word characteristics to identify the meaning. Long words that span the grid edges highlight the spangram.
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Did you know that the letter’s placement highlights the answer for today? This shows that the NYT Strands puzzle innovatively features wordplay. The NYT Strands hints and answers will be available to check back tomorrow.
