Your final Strands puzzle of the week is a fairly straightforward one once you work out what the theme is… but that in itself is a challenge. There are hints below if you need them.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

NYT Strands today (game #152) – hint #1 – today’s theme

NYT Strands today (game #152) – hint #2 – clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• TROUT
• MANE
• BEET
• BEND
• SIDE
• TOUGH

NYT Strands today (game #152) – hint #3 – spangram

NYT Strands today (game #152) – hint #4 – spangram position

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #152) – the answers

The answers to today’s Strands, game #152, are…

• ABOVE
• THROUGH
• BESIDE
• UNDERNEATH
• BETWEEN
• AMONG
• SPANGRAM: LOCATION

• My rating: Moderate
• My score: 1 hint

It took me ages to get started with today’s Strands, to the extent that I needed a hint to get going. The theme of ‘Here, there and everywhere’ suggested only ‘The Beatles’ to me, which was obviously wrong (though I did check), so it was only when the game gave me ABOVE that it became clear what I was looking for. After that it was easy: there are only so many LOCATION-based words, and I was able to find them all in a couple of minutes.

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Thursday 1 August, game #151)

• SALT
• MARACA
• RATTLE
• HAIRSPRAY
• MARTINI
• BOOTY
• HANDS
• SPANGRAM: SHAKEN