Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for Aug. 31 #546

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Today’s strands NYT puzzle could be the easiest that Times has ever offered. I barely needed index words to unlock the clues at stake. If you need clues and answers, read the rest.

I am in depth on the rules of the strands of this story.

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Index for the puzzle of today’s strands

The theme of today’s strands is: At the top of the hill

If that doesn’t help you, here is a clue: rhyme time.

Word index to unlock the clues at stake

Your goal is to find hidden words that match the theme of the puzzle. If you are stuck, find the words you can. Whenever you find three words of four or more letters, the strands reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to obtain these clues, but the words of four letters or more that you find will work:

• Roan, crack rack, rooting, cane, fire, fine, failure

Answers for the puzzle of today’s strands

These are the answers that are linked to the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have them all (I originally thought there was always eight but I learned that the number can vary), each letter in the table will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:

• Bucket, crown, broken, after, tumling, water, go

Spangram of today’s strands

The strands of today Spangram is Jackandjill. To find it, look for the J which makes seven letters on the far right row and finish.