Today’s Strands: Quick Menu
Need a little help with NYT Strands today? The theme of today’s puzzle — “Were You Raised in a Barn?” — is pretty simple, once you understand what it means.
Below, we’ve compiled some helpful hints for Part 135, along with the answers, if needed. We’ll start with a few hints, before moving on to the full answer for Part 135, so keep reading if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers for Strands #135.
Today’s NYT Strands Answer — Today’s Theme and Clues
The official theme of NYT Strands #135 is… “Were you raised in a family of bards?”
And here’s an unofficial hint from me: “Farm Life.”
If you are still in the dark, here are some helpful words to give you those valuable clues:
- POPULAR
- KING
- DOUBLE
- BALANCE
- LINK
- CHIN
- BACK
Still having trouble? The spangram will give you a clue to the connecting word. Today, it starts with “B” and ends with “L”.
Scroll down to find out what it is…
It’s BABYANIMAL.
Today’s Strands Answers
So what are today’s Strands answers for game #135?
Drum roll please…
- PIGLET
- CALF
- DUCKLING
- CHICK
- FOAL
- LAMB
- GOSLING
…and the spangram was BABYANIMAL.
Strands #135
“Were you raised in a barn?”
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Hello Strands fans. Today’s puzzle took me an embarrassingly long time to solve, although I spotted the word “animal” written all over the board almost immediately.
Since I couldn’t find the word “farm” nearby, I just dismissed it, until I spotted PIGLET below and realized the answer was right in my face. This is a riddle about baby animals, as was confirmed when I found CALF just below it.
I went back to “animal” and found the word “baby” next to it, successfully writing BABYANIMAL across the entire length of the board for the spangram. This nicely isolated DUCKLING to complete the bottom half.
Four answers were hidden on the other side. I found CHICK in the space created by the spangram, then FOAL just above it. With LAMB to his right, I ended up with the trickiest answer practically written for me. I plugged in GOSLING and completed the puzzle.
Strands’ Answers from Yesterday
Reading this in a later time zone? You can find the full article on yesterday’s Strands Answers for game #134 right here.