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For Thursday, August 22, 2024, NYT Strands game #172 has the theme “Smoothie moves.” If you want to solve it yourself first, start with the clue words below; the spangram hint and full answer list are farther down.
What is the theme of the August 22, 2024, Strands puzzle?
The theme is “Smoothie moves.” The puzzle’s in-game hint words are PORE, DROP, SITTER, PING, TIRE and BRIDE. Find any of those words to unlock hints while playing.
What is a hint for the spangram?
The spangram hint is “Blade runnings.” It touches the top edge of the board at the fourth column and the bottom edge at the fourth column.
Full answers for game #172
Spoilers: The seven theme answers are CHOP, STIR, WHIP, PULSE, LIQUEFY, GRIND and PUREE. The spangram is BLENDERSETTING.
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How difficult is this Strands puzzle?
TechRadar’s Marc McLaren rated it “Moderate” and said he used three hints. That is his personal assessment, not an official difficulty rating. He found the theme somewhat misleading because the listed actions do not all clearly describe making a smoothie, particularly WHIP. He also reported that BLENDER appeared in two possible places on the board, making the spangram harder to locate.
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TechRadar identifies Strands as a New York Times word game playable on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile. This answer key is for the specific Thursday, August 22, 2024 puzzle, game #172—not a later puzzle on the same calendar date.
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