Need some assistance with NYT Strands today? Today's theme — "Life is like a box of chocolates" — isn't too hard to decode, but may still cause some problems.
Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #359, 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 #359, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #359.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #359 is... "Life is like a box of chocolates".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "The chewy ones usually get left til' last..."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- MEAL
- RUIN
- ARTIFACT
- FEET
- RINGS
- AUNT
- MALE
Still struggling? The spangram will give you a hint about the connection word. Today, it starts with F and ends with S.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's FILLINGS.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #359?
Drumroll, please...
- NOUGAT
- TOFFEE
- TRUFFLE
- CARAMEL
- LIQUEUR
- ALMONDS
...and the spangram was FILLINGS.
Strands #359
“Life is like a box of chocolates”
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Hi Strands fans. I'm kicking myself for using a clue here.
I rightly assumed that the theme of "Life is like a box of chocolates" would be about selection boxes, but I was wrong to think that it would be about American brands I was unfamiliar with.
As such, I used a clue prematurely, which gave me NOUGAT on the left-hand side. As that's clearly not a brand name, I resolved to look a bit harder, and it worked.
The duo of 'F's and 'E's in the bottom-right corner led me to connect TOFFEE, and I was able to get TRUFFLE immediately above it.
I then spotted CARAMEL in the top-left corner, and that made it very likely that the spangram ran vertically. Sure enough, I was able to connect FILLINGS written from the top to the bottom of the grid.
That neatly isolated the two remaining answers into their own sections of the board. I found LIQUEUR in the bottom-left corner, followed by ALMOND diagonally opposite to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? You can find the full article on yesterday's Strands answers for game #358 right here.
