Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #499. The official theme for NYT Strands #499 is... "Come one, come all!" And here's an unofficial hint from me: "All the fun of the..." If you're still in the ...

Strands is released at midnight in your time zone. To accommodate players around the world, we publish two Strands Sidekicks each day, based on Eastern Standard Time. If you find yourself on the wrong ...

There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.By providing an ...

Key Takeaways The NYT Mini for July 16, 2025, mixes pop culture, wordplay, and trivia in a sharp, quick puzzle.Clues like "CCS" and "CEDAR" bring both tech and ...