NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Thursday, October 31 (game #242)

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NYT Strands homescreen connected a mobile telephone screen, connected a ray bluish background

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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 #242) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is nan taxable of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands taxable is… Trick aliases treat!

NYT Strands coming (game #242) - hint #2 - hint words

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

RINSE
TRUSS
POSE
COPE
MINK
PUNK

NYT Strands coming (game #242) - hint #3 - spangram

What is simply a hint for today's spangram?

• Fancy dress!

NYT Strands coming (game #242) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

First: left, 4th row

Last: right, 4th row

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NYT Strands coming (game #242) - nan answers

NYT Strands answers for crippled 242 connected a bluish background

The answers to today's Strands, crippled #242, are…

GHOST
MUMMY
WITCH
CLOWN
PUMPKIN
PRINCESS
PIRATE
SPANGRAM: COSTUME

My rating: Easy
My score: Perfect

I'm a staunch traditionalist erstwhile it comes to Halloween costumes: they request to beryllium spooky, different what's nan point? I deliberation this mightiness beryllium yet different taste quality betwixt America and nan UK, possibly, though I progressively spot it creeping up connected america complete present too, pinch much and much group attending Halloween parties dressed as, well, immoderate they want. And I opportunity extremity this! Go arsenic a GHOST, spell arsenic a MUMMY, spell arsenic a WITCH. Maybe spell arsenic a PUMPKIN – not scary, but Halloween astatine slightest – aliases conscionable astir a CLOWN, if it's a scary one. Then again, they're each scary successful a sense.

Today's Strands isn't strictly Halloween themed, because nan spangram is simply COSTUMES alternatively than having nan connection Halloween successful there, but past again nan taxable hint was 'Trick aliases treat'. For that logic it took maine somewhat longer to spot PRINCESS (not acceptable for Halloween, sorry) and PIRATE (ditto), but really this was still among nan easiest games successful caller days.

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Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, 30 October, crippled #241)

LICORICE
LOLLIPOP
TOFFEE
CHOCOLATE
GUMDROP
SPANGRAM: CANDYSTORE

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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