Need a bit of help with NYT Strands today? No shame in that, and you've come to the right place. Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #729 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 #729, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #729.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #729 is... "Home office alternative".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "You'll never work alone".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- FIGS
- SWIG
- BOOKINGS
- WORDS
- ROOTS
- KING
- BOOTS
- LIONS
Still struggling? The spangram touches two opposite sides of the board (but can start and end anywhere), and will give you a hint about the connection between the answers. Today, it starts with 'C' and ends with 'E'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's COWORKINGSPACE.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #729?
Drumroll, please...
- WIFI
- DESKS
- PRINTER
- LOUNGE
- PANTRY
- BOOTHS
...and the spangram was COWORKINGSPACE.
Strands #729
“Home office alternative”
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Hi Strands fans. An easy one today. What could "Home office alternative" mean other than a COWORKINGSPACE? That was indeed the spangram, which I saw right away, spreading from the top-left corner to the bottom right.
Despite being freelance for nearly a decade, I've never used one, but I have a good idea as to the kind of things they contain. WIFI is, of course, the most important thing, and that was written backwards along the bottom of the board.
You also need DESKS, which was in the top-right corner. I'm less sure of the need for a PRINTER, which was immediately below it. That just left LOUNGE to complete the segment.
Moving on to the left-hand side, I found PANTRY above WIFI at the bottom of the board. All that remained was BOOTHS immediately above it to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #728.
- CASTIGATE
- REPRIMAND
- ADMONISH
- SCOLD
- UPBRAID
...and the spangram was THERIOTACT.
Strands #728
“Dressing down”
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Hi Strands fans. A nice partner to yesterday's "Dressing up" puzzle with "Dressing down". This, of course, is a euphemism for telling someone off, which made it easy to get through without clues.
I found CASTIGATE in an inverted 'L' shape in the top-right corner, followed by REPRIMAND next to it. ADMONISH, meanwhile, was in the bottom corner of the side.
I then found SCOLD spelt backwards in the middle of the board, which allowed me to spot the spangram of THERIOTACT spelt out from the top-left corner to the bottom of the board.
That just left UPBRAID in the bottom-left corner to complete the puzzle.
