Need some assistance with NYT Strands today? Today's theme — "Plan on it" — is one of those puzzles where you should take the hint absolutely literally.
Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #267, as well as the answers, should it come to that. We'll start off with some clues, before building up to the full answer for Strands #267, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #267.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #267 is... "Plan on it".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "You might just use the one on your phone".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- DATA
- POINT
- DATER
- LEMON
- LATE
- RANT
- HEAT
- NEVER
Still struggling? The spangram will give you a hint about the connection word. Today, it starts with 'C' and ends with 'R'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's CALENDAR.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #267?
Drumroll, please...
- DATE
- WEEK
- MONTH
- YEAR
- EVENT
- HOLIDAY
- APPOINTMENT
...and the spangram was CALENDAR.
Strands #267
“Plan on it”
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Hi Strands fans. I've got to hand it to the New York Times puzzle setters: this was a great theme. At first glance, "Plan on it" seems so vague as to be useless. But a CALENDAR is, of course, something you literally plan on. Not a single word wasted.
But that was only something I realized with hindsight. After being surprised that "datapoint" wasn't the spangram, I needed two clues to get started, and I was kicking myself when I was handed both DATE and WEEK.
Even then I wasn't quite sure where I was going, but I had enough to go on. I bagged MONTH on the right-hand side and YEAR along the left. I then saw EVENT in the top right-hand corner, and HOLIDAY on the opposide side.
That cleared enough space for the spangram: CALENDAR, spelt backwards from bottom to top.
Only one answer was left, which was just as well as I'm not sure I'd have got such a long word without: APPOINTMENT, coiled around itself in the bottom-right corner.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? You can find the full article on yesterday's Strands answers for game #266 right here.
