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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Jan. 11 #679

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for Jan. 11, No. 679.

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Today’s NYT Strands puzzle could be tough. Some of the answers are a bit unusual, and might be 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: Yay!!

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Happy reactions

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:

HAUTE, PIPE, SOME, HAUT, MEAT, MATE, WHOP, WHOOP

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:

BOOYAH, HOORAY, HUZZAH, YIPPEE, WHOOPEE, AWESOME

Today’s Strands spangram

Today’s Strands spangram is THATSGREAT. To find it, start with the T that’s three letters to the right in the top row, and wind down.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, Jan. 11

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Jan. 11.

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Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? I found the Down clues easier than the Across ones today. 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: Memorable feature of the «V-J Day in Times Square» photo
Answer: KISS

5A clue: Opposite of pro
Answer: ANTI

6A clue: Cuddle closely
Answer: SPOON

7A clue: Totally awesome, informally
Answer: EPIC

8A clue: Chance for a dog (and human) to stretch their legs
Answer: WALK

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Greek «K»
Answer: KAPPA

2D clue: How latkes are cooked
Answer: INOIL

3D clue: Keep full, as shelves
Answer: STOCK

4D clue: Moral transgression
Answer: SIN

6D clue: Use a needle and thread
Answer: SEW

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Jan. 11, #475

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Jan. 11, No. 475.

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To solve today’s Connections: Sports Edition, it helps if you know the roster of a certain Florida team. 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: Ouch!

Green group hint: Behind the mic.

Blue group hint: Florida athletes.

Purple group hint: Not tall.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Sports injuries.

Green group: NFL broadcasters.

Blue group: Jacksonville Jaguars players.

Purple group: Short ____.

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 sports injuries. The four answers are break, pull, sprain and tear.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is NFL broadcasters. The four answers are Buck, Eagle, Michaels and Nantz.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is Jacksonville Jaguars players. The four answers are Etienne, Lawrence, Little and Strange.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is short ____. The four answers are corner, handed, hop and stop.

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Jan. 11, #945

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 11, #945.

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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is kind of tough. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Hints for today’s Connections groups

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

Yellow group hint: Bunch.

Green group hint: Take the Nestea ….

Blue group hint: Want some water?

Purple group hint: Neigh!