Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for Feb. 22, #356
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Today is chain The puzzle is tricky. It has some super long words, so it’s hard to untie the letters even if you say three small words and win the clues. If you need tips and answers for today’s NYT chain puzzle, please continue reading.
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Tips for today’s chain puzzle
Today’s stock theme is: Here we (don’t) go again
If that doesn’t help, here’s a clue: beeping and brakes.
Clue words to unlock tips in the game
Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle topic. If you are stuck, find any words. Whenever you find three words with four letters or more letters, the chain reveals one of the topic words. These are the words I used to get these tips, but any words with four or more letters you find will work:
- Lost, lock, lock, coke, mesh, Tiff, Raff, Crow, Rove, Cove, Cove, Over, Croving.
Answers to today’s chain puzzle
These are the answers that are linked to the topic. The purpose of the puzzle is to find all of this, including spangram, a topic word, from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of this (I initially thought there were always eight, but learned that this number might be different), every letter on the board will be used. This is the non-cross-angle answer:
- Blockage, deadlock, congestion, overcrowding.
Today’s Chain Ball
The complete NYT chain puzzle is February 22, 2025, #356.
Today’s stock chain is flow. To find it, start at t of t, start at four letters on the farthest line on the left, and bypass.
