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NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, May 20 (game #443)

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A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Monday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, May 19 (game #442).

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Strands today (game #443) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Oh, of course!

NYT Strands today (game #443) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

  • SLIPPERS
  • ZIPPERS
  • DIPPERS
  • DUETS
  • STRESS
  • POET

NYT Strands today (game #443) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

• Spangram has 10 letters

NYT Strands today (game #443) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 3rd row

Last side: right, 3rd row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #443) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 443 on a blue background

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The answers to today's Strands, game #443, are…

  • DESSERT
  • SOUP
  • SALAD
  • CHEESE
  • APPETIZERS
  • ENTREE
  • SPANGRAM: FINE DINING
  • My rating: Easy
  • My score: Perfect

Today’s Spangram didn’t eat the board like yesterday's 15-letter long yellow beasty, as we were presented with a half a dozen words connected to the noble pursuit of FINE DINING – yes, of course.

I once went for a meal that consisted of 12 courses, each one introduced by a small description by the waiter as delicacies of foam and shards of fermentation and leaves of local foraging were presented on a variety of alternatives to plates – a slate slab, some glass, a wooden block. All 12 courses could be described as an ENTREE or APPETIZERS.

DESSERT was the first word I found, then SOUP and it immediately triggered thoughts of my favourite song about food – I Can’t Go Back to Savoury Now by John Shuttleworth. It defies description but trust me it’s an earworm you’ll be singing for life should you make the mistake of going too early with your pudding.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Monday, May 19, game #442)

  • MACKEREL
  • TROUT
  • SALMON
  • SNAPPER
  • HALIBUT
  • SPANGRAM: SOMETHINGS FISHY

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.

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Johnny is a freelance pop culture journalist who has been writing about the internet, music, football and famous people since the iPhone was just a twinkle in Steve Jobs' eye. Previously known by the pseudonym the Pop Detective, his journalistic career began making up stories about Madonna's addiction to sausage rolls (this is not true by the way). A man of few talents, his career is rich and various and includes the highs of interviewing Elton John and Blur; and the lows of interviewing Right Said Fred, appearing on a Channel 5 documentary about Peter Kay, and fact-checking the instruction manual for a German cooker. Somehow still affording to live in North London he is at his happiest riding his bicycle and shouting at pigeons.

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