Today’s NYT Strands Tips, Answers and Help for January 4th, #307

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When I saw today’s topic Wires puzzle, which is “literary couple”, I thought it would be the names of married writers, such as F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. (Hey, New York Times Games editors, future free theme idea!) Spoiler: It’s not. Don’t think of “literary couples” as people, but as words paired in their book titles. If you need suggestions and answers, read on.

Also, go in depth on the rules for Strands in this story.

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Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands topic is: Literary couples

If that doesn’t help, here’s a clue: Like War and Peace, or Sense and Sensibility.

Hint words to unlock hints in the game

Your goal is to find the hidden words that fit the theme of the puzzle. If you are stuck, find all the words you can. Whenever 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 suggestions, but any four or more letter words you find will work:

• SITE, SITED, SLIT, BOOM, SHIM, SHINE, TILE, LEG, TIRED, SAY

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that link to the topic. 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 them all (originally I thought there were always eight, but I learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram responses:

• SOUND, FURY, CRIME, PUNISHMENT, PRIDE, PREJUDICE

Strands spangram of today

Today’s spangram of Strands is BOOK TITLES. To find it, start with the B that is five letters in the far left column, and delete it around.