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Need some assistance with NYT Strands today? Today’s theme — “That’s an equine of a different shade!” — isn’t tough to decode, but still requires very specific knowledge that you may not possess.
Below, we’ve compiled some useful hints for Strands #393, as well as the answers, should it come to that. We’ll start off with some clues, before building up to the full answer for Strands #393, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #393.
Today’s NYT Strands answer — Today’s theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #393 is… “That’s an equine of a different shade!”
And here’s an unofficial hint from me: “Describe the coats”.
If you’re still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- BUCKS
- GROAN
- LOOKS
- PORK
- GUNS
- RUNTS
- HOOK
Still struggling? The spangram will give you a hint about the connection word. Today, it starts with H and ends with S.
Scroll down to find out what it is…
It’s HORSECOLORINGS.
Today’s Strands answers
So, what are today’s Strands answers for game #393?
Drumroll, please…
- ROAN
- CHESTNUT
- BUCKSKIN
- DAPPLE
- PALOMINO
…and the spangram was HORSECOLORINGS.
Strands #393
“That’s an equine of a different shade!”
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Hi Strands fans. If you know little about horses, you’re out of luck today. I am very much in this boat, so found today’s game a tedious game of trial and error.
Thinking that the theme of “That’s an equine of a different shade!” might be a direct quote from a film or TV show I hadn’t seen, I used a clue. This revealed ROAN and I realized that, no, this really was about horses.
That’s a problem, as I know nothing about horses. So, I did what I always do in this circumstance and try to tease out the spangram to break the board down into more managable halves.
This was easy enough, and I found the word HORSECOLORINGS spelt out from the middle of the board, then touching the top, before heading to the bottom.
From now on, I was guessing. Fortunately, I found CHESTNUT on the right-hand side, and that only left BUCKSKIN to connect immediately above it to complete the half.
On the left-hand side I found DAPPLE at the top. Fortunately, the single-file letters for ‘P’, ‘A’, ‘L’ and ‘O’ didn’t leave much room for alternatives, and after a bit of trial and error I connected PALOMINO to complete a rather annoying puzzle.
Yesterday’s Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? You can find the full article on yesterday’s Strands answers for game #392 right here.
