Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for Dec. 18, #290

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Today’s Strands title gave me a sure Beatles track as an earworm. However, the Fab Four don’t have anything to do with right this moment’s piuzzle or its theme. Take the final phrase within the title, and play off of that. If you want extra hints and solutions for right this moment’s Strands puzzle, learn on.

Also, I’m going into depth concerning the guidelines for Strands on this story.

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Hint for right this moment’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: You say you need a revolution.

If that does not aid you, this is a clue: Round and spherical.

Clue phrases to unlock in-game hints

Your aim is to search out hidden phrases that match the puzzle’s theme. If you are caught, discover any phrases you may. Every time you discover three phrases of 4 letters or extra, Strands will reveal one of many theme phrases. These are the phrases I used to get these hints, however any phrases of 4 or extra letters that you simply discover will work:

RATE, TOON, TOOR, PINE, LINE, RINE, NOTE, REST, TIRE, BALL, SIRE, FOOT, RILE, ROOF, WHEEL, BETE, LATE

Answers for right this moment’s Strands puzzle

These are the solutions that tie into the theme. The aim of the puzzle is to search out all of them, together with the spangram, a theme phrase that reaches from one aspect of the puzzle to the opposite. When you have bought all of them (I initially thought there have been at all times eight however discovered that the quantity can fluctuate), each letter on the board might be used. Here are the nonspangram solutions: