NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Saturday, November 9 (game #251)

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Strands is nan NYT's latest connection crippled aft nan likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's awesome fun. It tin beryllium difficult, though, truthful publication connected for my Strands hints.

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NYT Strands coming (game #251) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is nan taxable of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands taxable is… Generation jam

NYT Strands coming (game #251) - hint #2 - hint words

Play immoderate of these words to unlock nan in-game hints system.

SINE
LEND
STUN
LIME
RULE
BAND

NYT Strands coming (game #251) - hint #3 - spangram

What is simply a hint for today's spangram?

• GrungePop?

NYT Strands coming (game #251) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are 2 sides of nan committee that today's spangram touches?

First: top, 3rd column

Last: bottom, 3rd column

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NYT Strands coming (game #251) - nan answers

NYT Strands answers for crippled 251 connected a bluish background

The answers to today's Strands, crippled #251, are…

BLUR
OASIS
PAVEMENT
TOOL
NIRVANA
SUBLIME
SPANGRAM: NINETIESBANDS

My rating: Moderate
My score: Perfect

I person somewhat mixed feelings astir this Strands puzzle. On nan 1 hand, nan taxable is NINETIESBANDS, and successful galore ways that's my master subject. I'm a immense euphony instrumentality (and erstwhile euphony journalist) and nan '90s was my era. Two of nan bands successful today's list, PAVEMENT and BLUR, are among my favorites ever, and I person a soft spot for NIRVANA too.

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On nan flip side, what connected world does 'Generation jam', nan taxable clue, mention to? I person nary thought whatsoever. And mounting that aside, this whitethorn beryllium very difficult for group who are either excessively young aliases excessively aged to beryllium acquainted pinch nan likes of TOOL and SUBLIME, who aren't needfully family names (or aren't these days, astatine least). Still, alternatively this than yesterday's silly emoji-based game.

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Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Friday, 8 November, crippled #250)

SHAKE
WAVE
CLAP
PRAY
PINCH
FIST
POINT
PEACE
SPANGRAM: HANDGESTURES

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is nan NYT's caller connection game, pursuing Wordle and Connections. It's now retired of beta truthful is simply a afloat fledged personnel of nan NYT's games unchangeable and tin beryllium played connected nan NYT Games site connected desktop aliases mobile.

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