Today’s NYT Strands Tips, Answers, and Help for December 18, #290

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today Threads The title gave me a certain Beatles song like a worm. However, the Fab Four have nothing to do with today’s puzzle or its theme. Take the last word of the title and play with it. If you need more clues and answers for today’s Strands puzzle, read on.

Also, I delve into the Strands rules in this story.

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Clue for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands topic is: You say you want a revolution.

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a hint: Round and round.

Keywords to unlock clues in the game

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the theme of the puzzle. If you’re stuck, find the words you can. Each 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 suggestions, but any word of four or more letters you can find will work:

• RATE, TOON, TOOR, PINE, LINE, RINE, NOTE, BREAK, TIRE, BALL, SIRE, FOOT, RILE, ROOF, WHEEL, BETE, AFTERNOON

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that relate to the topic. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a themed word that goes from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have them all (I originally thought there would always be eight, but I discovered that the number can vary), all the letters on the board will be used. Here are the non-spangram answers:

• DRYER, GROUND, TIRES, FOOTBALL, GRINDER, DANCER

Today’s Strands Spangram

Today’s Strands spangram is SPINNERS. To find it, start with the S which is three letters from the left in the bottom row and finish.