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Tom’s Guide

Technology

Alan Martin

NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #284 (Thursday, December 12 2024)

Strands NYT

Strands today: Quick menu

1. Today's hints

2. Today's answer

3. Yesterday's answer

Need some assistance with NYT Strands today? Today's theme — "Shape and bake" — is pretty direct in terms of what it's about, but you may still struggle to find the hidden answers.

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