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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Jan. 10 #678

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for Jan. 10, No. 678.

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Today’s NYT Strands puzzle could be tough. The topic is a bit unusual, and some of the answers are difficult to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on.

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far

Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: If not now, when?

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: When I get around to it!

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time 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 those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

RUNT, RURAL, TEAR, TEAL, TURN, HOLE, HOLY, HONE, PROM, PROMS, LATE, SHORT, LEAN, LANE

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that tie into the theme. 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 all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:

SOON, LATER, SHORTLY, TOMORROW, EVENTUALLY

Today’s Strands spangram

Today’s Strands spangram is PROCRASTINATOR. To find it, start with the P that’s the bottom letter on the farthest right vertical row, and wind backwards and then up.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, Jan. 10

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Jan. 10.

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Today’s Mini Crossword is not only the longest of this week, but I believe it’s the toughest. Read on for all the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Pieces of legislation
Answer: ACTS

5A clue: Like blue whales and the Burj Khalifa
Answer: BIG

8A clue: Cuisine with tom yum soup
Answer: THAI

9A clue: This clue number ÷ 9
Answer: ONE

10A clue: Classic internet prank
Answer: RICKROLL

12A clue: Ranked above all others
Answer: ATTHETOP

13A clue: «What was ___ was saying?»
Answer: ITI

14A clue: This clue number – 9
Answer: FIVE

15A clue: Home of MoMA
Answer: NYC

16A clue: Read receipt below an Instagram message
Answer: SEEN

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Alphabetically first subway line in 15-Across
Answer: ATRAIN

2D clue: Either blank of «___ ___ Bang Bang»
Answer: CHITTY

3D clue: Bit of strategy
Answer: TACTIC

4D clue: Religious wearer of a turban known as a dastar
Answer: SIKH

5D clue: Baby’s knitted shoe
Answer: BOOTIE

6D clue: Smitten
Answer: INLOVE

7D clue: Writer’s alternative to a ballpoint
Answer: GELPEN

11D clue: Often-heckled sports figures
Answer: REFS

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Jan. 10, #474

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Jan. 10, No. 474.

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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. All of those initials were difficult to sort through. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Hockey players.

Green group hint: Not the whole name.

Blue group hint: Colleges.

Purple group hint: Gridiron groups.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: A Western conference NHL player.

Green group: NBA player nicknames that are initialisms.

Blue group: ACC teams, abbreviated.

Purple group: Starts of NFL team names.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is a Western conference NHL player. The four answers are Canuck, Duck, King and Shark.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is NBA player nicknames that are initialisms. The four answers are AD, KD, LBJ and SGA.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is ACC teams, abbreviated. The four answers are FSU, ND, UNC and UVA.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is starts of NFL team names. The four answers are Bron (Broncos), Char (Chargers), Pack (Packers) and Pant (Panthers).

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This Extremely Rare GameCube Game Is Now on Nintendo Switch 2

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is considered to be one of the best games in the series.

Nintendo Switch Online lets you play online multiplayer with a Switch or Switch 2, and it also offers a slew of free games, including one of the most valuable games for the Nintendo GameCube.

That is if you have the right membership.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is the newest game added to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack tier, according to a post from Nintendo on Thursday. Originally released in 2005, Path of Radiance was the only Fire Emblem game to be released on the GameCube. Fans of the series consider it to be one of the best games in the franchise, and it’s also one of the hardest to find since it was released late in the GameCube’s run.

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Copies of Path of Radiance fetch a sizable amount on eBay, with opened games going for $150 and sealed copies going for more than $400. It’s one of the few GameCube games published by Nintendo that sells for a high price in any condition, according to PriceCharting.com.

How much does Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription cost?

The annual subscription price for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack is $50. The family membership, which can be used for up to eight Nintendo accounts, costs $80 a year.

What’s the difference between the Nintendo Switch Online tiers?

The standard Nintendo Switch Online subscription costs $20 a year, and along with online multiplayer, it also allows access to a library of NES, SNES and Game Boy titles. For the higher price of the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription, members get access to Nintendo GameCube games, Nintendo 64 games, Game Boy Advance games and Sega Genesis games.

Subscribing to either tier grants online multiplayer on both the Switch and Switch 2 consoles, in addition to access to GameChat, Nintendo Music, cloud saves and special offers in the Nintendo eShop. Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack has the additional features of free select DLC and access to upgrade packs for certain Switch games, such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which will upgrade the Switch version of the games to the Switch 2 versions.