Need some assistance with NYT Strands today? Today's theme — "Counter offers" — is wonderfully misleading, but then maddeningly obvious when you get an answer on the board.
Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #415, 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 #415, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #415.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #415 is... "Counter offers".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "A nice refreshment".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- SPATE
- PRUNE
- TAPES
- SENDS
- MENDS
- SUSPENDS
- STRESSES
Still struggling? The spangram will give you a hint about the connection word. Today, it starts with C and ends with U.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's CAFEMENU.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #415?
Drumroll, please...
- CHAI
- ESPRESSO
- SANDWICHES
- JUICES
- SOUP
- PASTRIES
...and the spangram was CAFEMENU.
Strands #415
“Counter offers”
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Hi Strands fans. A clever theme from the NYT puzzle setters today. Of course, "Counter offers" makes you think about negotiation, when it's actually about what you can buy over the counter in a deli or cafe.
Unfortunately, I didn't make that connection by myself, and only cottoned on when my clue revealed CHAI in the top-right corner. Right, so this was going to be about hot drinks, presumably? In any case, I connected the spangram of CAFEMENU across the board before looking for more options.
I found ESPRESSO below the spangram on the right-hand side, before then finding SANDWICHES in the top-left corner to widen the search for foods as well as drinks. I then located JUICES in the bottom-right corner - slightly annoying, because I'd already incorrectly connected "juice" (as a singular) earlier.
Two words were left to find in the bottom-left corner. I connected SOUP at the top of the section first, and that just left PASTRIES below it 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 #414 right here.
