Need some assistance with NYT Strands today? Today's theme — "Show of hands" — is a rather cunning play on words.
Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #332, 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 #332, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #332.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #332 is... "Show of hands".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Who's pulling the strings?"
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- SOCKET
- ANGER
- VOLE
- STAPLE
- TEAR
- DANGER
- PETS
Still struggling? The spangram will give you a hint about the connection word. Today, it starts with P and ends with R.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's PUPPETMASTER.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #332?
Drumroll, please...
- FINGER
- SOCK
- GLOVE
- STICK
- SHADOW
- MARIONETTE
...and the spangram was PUPPETMASTER.
Strands #332
“Show of hands”
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Hi Strands fans. Bravo to the NYT's puzzle setters for an excellent theme today. "Show of hands" is a very clever play on words that sent me in completely the wrong direction.
When I found the word FINGER in the bottom-right corner, I thought I was simply on the hunt for parts of the hand. But when I failed to find "wrist", "thumb" or "knuckle" I accepted defeat and took a clue, which revealed SOCK. After a moment's confusion, I realized this was about types of puppet.
Annoyingly, I could see the word "puppet" spelt across the board, and felt sure I had the spangram when I connected "puppetshow". But it was rejected, so I went back to collecting types of puppet instead.
I found GLOVE diagonally below SOCK, followed by STICK below it and SHADOW in the bottom-left corner.
I now had one answer and the spangram to find, but I couldn't tear them apart so reluctantly used another clue. It revealed MARIONETTE in the top-left corner, which finally let me figure out where the spangram went.
It was, of course, PUPPETMASTER.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? You can find the full article on yesterday's Strands answers for game #331 right here.
