Today’s NYT Strands Tips, Answers and Help for Dec. 23, #295

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Today Wires puzzle can make you hungry. There’s a tasty batch of holiday flavors that all kind of sound like Starbucks offers. Today’s Strands puzzle wasn’t too hard, but if you need more hints and answers, read on. Also, go in depth on the rules for Strands in this story.

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Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands topic is: Pass the eggnog.

If that doesn’t help, here’s a clue: the right tastes.

Hint words to unlock hints in the game

Your goal is to find the hidden words that fit the theme of the puzzle. If you are stuck, find all the words you can. Whenever you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get these suggestions, but any four or more letter words you find will work:

• HOLIDAY, BINE, CANE, ROOM, WALL, LIGHT, BERRY, GINGER, BREAD, FLUGA, MINT, PEPPER

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that link to the topic. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have them all (originally I thought there were always eight, but I learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram responses:

• COCOA, CRANBERRY, GINGERBREAD, PEPPERMINT

Strands spangram of today

Today’s Spangram of Strands is FLAVOR OF HOLIDAY. To find it, start with the H which is the first letter in the top row, and the wind and above, stay near the top of the network of letters.