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NYT Connections, Mini Crossword and Strands | Aug 8, 2024
Today's Strands puzzle was the most challenging one yet for me. "Purposeful pairs" reminded me of the old "looking for a partner" theme about objects that come in pairs. This time we have to go a little meta to solve the puzzle and think of word pairs.
Don’t worry: knowing that the June 4 Strands puzzle is about word pairs doesn’t give away the entire solution, so consider this a free hint. Even if you solve the board like I did, accidentally stumbling upon some of the answer words, you may still struggle to understand the theme if you don’t figure out the Spangram quickly. That’s why I recommend checking out the Spangram hints below first if you want a better chance of solving the rest of the puzzle on your own.
The spangram runs from left to right, with the first letter higher than the last letter.
