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Are you halfway through Tuesday’s Strands puzzle and finding it a bit tricky?

Need just a couple more answers to complete it?

NYT Strands homescreen on a mobile phone screen, on a light blue background

Then read on for my hints below.

Want more word-based fun?

Then check out myWordle today,NYT Connections todayandQuordle todaypages for hints and answers for those games.

Wordle: The Rules, Strategy…

Today’s NYT Strands theme is…Look it up!

OK, that’s a little OTT; online dictionaries obviously exist.

I had no such problems, as a creature of advanced years, and solved this one fairly swiftly.

Prime

Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections.

Wordle Words: A genius word…

Wordle Game Boards: 120 pages…

NYT Strands answers for game 163 on a blue background