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Hints for NYT Strands #720
Try these clues in order, stopping when you have enough to continue:
- The theme points to ingredients associated with beer.
- The eight-letter spangram starts with H and ends with W.
- It touches the top edge at column three and the bottom edge at column four.
- Words that reportedly unlock in-game hints when found as non-theme words include WARM, THEY, SURE, WART, SHARE, and SWAY.
Strands uses a six-by-eight letter grid. Connect adjacent letters to form theme words; the spangram expresses the theme and spans opposite sides of the grid. Finding three valid non-theme words unlocks a hint that highlights letters in a theme word.
What is today’s NYT Strands theme?
The February 21 puzzle’s theme is “The beer necessities.”
All NYT Strands answers for February 21
Spoilers: The complete answer list is below.
- HOMEBREW — spangram
- HOPS
- BARLEY
- WATER
- MALT
- FLAVOR
- YEAST
- SUGAR
- WHEAT
HOMEBREW is the spangram; the other eight entries are the theme words.
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