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Need some assistance with NYT Strands today? Today’s theme — “On the side'” — may leave you feeling hungry.
Below, we’ve compiled some useful hints for Strands #428, 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 #428, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #428.
Today’s NYT Strands answer — Today’s theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #428 is… “On the side”.
And here’s an unofficial hint from me: “Crispy and delicious”.
If you’re still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- CUTS
- CRATES
- RICE
- MEEK
- RICHER
- GRIST
- EAST
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 FRENCHFRIES.
Today’s Strands answers
So, what are today’s Strands answers for game #428?
Drumroll, please…
- STEAK
- CRINKLE
- CURLY
- WAFFLE
- SHOESTRING
- HOME
…and the spangram was FRENCHFRIES
Strands #428
“On the side”
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Hi Strands fans. Not a great puzzle for those looking to eat well, as I am at the moment. Shouldn’t have writtent this up when feeling hungry, really.
Because “On the side” is, of course, all about french fries. I didn’t figure that out right away, as the first word I found was STEAK at the top of the grid, which sent me off in the wrong direction. But when I found CRINKLE in the bottom right, I remembered that ‘steak’ is also a kind of fry, and I was away.
I found CURLY (definitely the best one) above it, and then WAFFLE in the bottom-left corner. SHOESTRING was in the top-left corner, which neatly cleared a path for the spangram of FRENCHFRIES.
All that was left was to fill in HOME in the middle 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 #427 right here.
