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NYT Strands #73, dated May 15, 2024, has the theme clue “American pastime.” Start with the staged hints below and stop before the answer section if you want to solve it yourself.
Hints for NYT Strands #73
Use these in order; each reveals a little more than the last.
- Theme: American pastime.
- Words to try for hint progress: LURK, SOUND, BLADE, GAIN, STAND and LATE. TechRadar reports that finding any of these non-theme words contributes toward unlocking the game’s hint system.
- Spangram clue: “Field of dreams.”
- Spangram position: It touches the left and right edges of the board at row four.
How Strands hints and answers work
Strands is a themed word-search game. Trace the letters of an answer in any direction without reusing or crossing a letter. Finding non-theme words of at least four letters contributes toward a hint; every three such words earn a hint that highlights a theme answer. The spangram describes the theme, reaches two opposite sides of the board and is highlighted differently from the other theme words.
NYT Strands #73 answers
Spoilers ahead: the spangram and all listed theme answers appear below.
Spangram
BALLPARK
Theme answers
- PLATE
- BULLPEN
- DUGOUT
- INFIELD
- MOUND
- BASE
- STANDS
The answer lists agree on these entries. One published guide gives an inconsistent total-word count, so the list above avoids asserting a total.
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