The grid today? Tricky.
Most days I breeze through. This one made me pause. Maybe stare. A while. If you are stuck staring at that board, read on. I have the answers. And some help.
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A Hint to Slow You Down
The theme today is No rush.
Pretty on the nose? Yes. But easy to miss? Also yes. Think about pacing. Think about taking your sweet time. Slow down. Enjoy the view. That’s the vibe.
Slow down and enjoy life.
Unlocking the Hints
Strands hides a trick for you. Find any three words? Four letters long? You get a freebie hint.
I found these first. They aren’t special. Just common. But they worked:
- TELL
- LAKE
- DART
- MILE
- MILD
- MILL
- TRADE
- SURE
- MEAT
- ROTE
Any word with four plus letters will trigger that reveal. It is just math. Play the system.
The Answers
Here are the theme words. They all mean the same thing basically. Just… less haste.
CALM, SLOW, GENTLE, PLACID, RELAXED, LEISURELY.
That is it for the inner grid.
Now the spangram.
This is the long word. The one that stretches across. It changes when you find everything else. For today, it is TAKEYOURTIME.
Find the T? Top row. Four spaces right from the start. Wind it down. Like a ribbon. There it is.
The Worst Puzzles Yet
I hate these topics. They feel designed to fail you.
1. Dated Slang.
Unless you lived through the late 90s and kept those clothes in the closet? Tough.
Worst word: PHAT.
Why does this word exist?
2. Whaling Terms.
Thar she blows, I guess.
If you are a marine biologist? You are fine. Everyone else? Confused.
Worst words: BALEEN or RIGHT.
I still don’t know how many theme words there should be. The game doesn’t say. I assumed eight. Sometimes it is fewer. Who knows.
Does the number even matter?
