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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for March 22 #749

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for March 22, No. 749.

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is an intriguing one. It helps if you know a little bit about famous products throughout history. 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: Trademarked no more

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Brand names that became generic terms.

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:

  • SPIT, SPITE, SPITES, SPITS, PIER, PIERS, GAME, SAME, POPE, POPES, GASP

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:

  • ZIPPER, ASPIRIN, THERMOS, DUMPSTER, ESCALATOR

Today’s Strands spangram

Today’s Strands spangram is GENERICTERM. To find it, start with the G that is three letters down on the far-left row, and wind across and then up again.

Toughest Strands puzzles

Here are some of the Strands topics I’ve found to be the toughest.

#1: Dated slang. Maybe you didn’t even use this lingo when it was cool. Toughest word: PHAT.

#2: Thar she blows! I guess marine biologists might ace this one. Toughest word: BALEEN or RIGHT. 

#3: Off the hook. Again, it helps to know a lot about sea creatures. Sorry, Charlie. Toughest word: BIGEYE or SKIPJACK.

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for March 22, #545

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for March 22, No. 545.

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For today’s Connections: Sports Edition, the purple category came to me right away, and it’s usually the toughest. I also got a kick out of the green category. 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: Same-same.

Green group hint: Otto, Anna.

Blue group hint: He ain’t heavy…

Purple group hint: The DMZ is one.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: All square.

Green group: Palindromes.

Blue group: NBA brothers, past and present.

Purple group: ____ zone.

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 all square. The four answers are deadlocked, even, level and tied.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is palindromes. The four answers are kayak, pop, radar and stats.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is NBA brothers, past and present. The four answers are Antetokounmpo, Ball, Curry and Gasol.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ zone. The four answers are 2-3, neutral, red and strike.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, March 22

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for March 22.

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s not too tough, but 7-Across made me stop and start thinking of five-letter beverage brands. 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: Jost of «Saturday Night Live»
Answer: COLIN

6A clue: German wine valley whose name rhymes with «wine»
Answer: RHINE

7A clue: Big name in root beer
Answer: AANDW

8A clue: Common slot machine symbol
Answer: FRUIT

9A clue: James Talarico’s state
Answer: TEXAS

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Cunning skill
Answer: CRAFT

2D clue: Chicago airport
Answer: OHARE

3D clue: Operating system on which Android is partly based
Answer: LINUX

4D clue: World’s most populous country
Answer: INDIA

5D clue: Small salamanders
Answer: NEWTS

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for March 22, #1015

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for March 22 #1015.

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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is a fun one, with a real mix of topics. 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.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

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: In charge.

Green group hint: You might screenshot one.

Blue group hint: How many reps can you do?

Purple group hint: Hang ten!

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Oversee.

Green group: Picture taken from a film.

Blue group: Components of a weightlifting setup.

Purple group: ____ surf.

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

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is oversee. The four answers are chair, head, lead and run.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is picture taken from a film. The four answers are frame, image, shot and still.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is components of a weightlifting setup. The four answers are bar, bench, rack and weights.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ surf. The four answers are channel, couch, crowd and kite.

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