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Need some assistance with NYT Strands today? Today’s theme — “Draft picks” — deliberately sends you off in the wrong direction.
Below, we’ve compiled some useful hints for Strands #408, 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 #408, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #408.
Today’s NYT Strands answer — Today’s theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #408 is… “Draft picks”.
And here’s an unofficial hint from me: “What’s your tipple?”
If you’re still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- TRACK
- WORRY
- REGAL
- CLACK
- GRIN
- PIES
- BLOWER
Still struggling? The spangram will give you a hint about the connection word. Today, it starts with M and ends with Y.
Scroll down to find out what it is…
It’s MICROBREWERY.
Today’s Strands answers
So, what are today’s Strands answers for game #408?
Drumroll, please…
- BOCK
- SOUR
- NITRO
- LAGER
- PILSNER
- PORTER
- STOUT
…and the spangram was MICROBREWERY.
Strands #408
“Draft picks”
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Hi Strands fans. I was all ready to write about how this was harsh on those outside the USA, assuming the theme of “Draft picks” to be all about the NFL.
It took me three clues before I realized it was actually about something I’m perfectly qualified in: beers (even if I’m more of a cider man).
Those clues revealed BOCK, SOUR and NITRO, which I assumed were all to do with NFL personalities or branding of some kind.
But then with those three on the board, I saw LAGER spelt backwards above them, and realized this was actually about drinks. Sure enough, I was able to spell out MICROBREWERY above them for the spangram.
In my defense, if the clue had revealed LAGER or any of the remaining answers, I’d have cottoned on right away, and finding the rest was indeed a doddle.
I found PILSNER coiled round the left-hand side, and then PORTER in the right corner. That just left STOUT to complete a rather devious 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 #407 right here.
