Month: September 2024
NYT Strands hints, answers for September 30
The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.
If you’re reading this, you’re looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times‘ elevated word-search game.
Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There’s always a theme linking every solution, along with the “spangram,” a special, word or phrase that sums up that day’s theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.
By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.
If you’re feeling stuck or just don’t have 10 or more minutes to figure out today’s puzzle, we’ve got all the NYT Strands hints for today’s puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.
NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Words with weight
These words are pugilistic divisions.
Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained
The answers are weight classes in boxing
NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?
Today’s NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.
NYT Strands spangram answer today
Today’s spangram is Boxing.
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NYT Strands word list for September 30
Feather
Heavy
Light
Boxing
Cruiser
Bantam
Middle
Welter
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How the ‘Industry’ Season 3 finale pulled off that heartbreaking Robert and Yasmin moment
Harry Lawtey, who plays Robert Spearing in “Industry,” breaks down Rob and Yasmin’s (Marisa Abela) parting in the Season 3 finale.
Industry‘s Season 3 finale is both a blessing and a curse for viewers who ship Robert Spearing (Harry Lawtey) and Yasmin Kara-Hanani (Marisa Abela).
After three seasons of buildup, the pair finally admit their love for each other and have sex for the first time. Then, just hours later, Sir Henry Muck (Kit Harington) announces that he and Yasmin are engaged. Talk about whiplash.
The announcement comes at a lavish birthday dinner for Henry’s uncle, Otto Mostyn (Roger Barclay). Dozens of guests gather around a long table, chattering loudly and enjoying the rich feast before them. But in the moments following the news of the engagement, the revelers disappear, leaving only Yasmin and Robert staring at each other from across the table.
“I’m sorry,” Yasmin tells Robert.
“I understand,” he replies. And so do we: For Yasmin, the entire season has been built around trying to find security in the wake of her father’s disappearance and various legal troubles. Marriage to Henry would mitigate these woes, especially since Otto all but told her that if she stayed with Henry, he’d ensure none of his tabloids would run stories about her involvement in her father’s death. Matchmaking by blackmail, if you will.
The exchange between Yasmin and Robert is only two lines long, but the decision to clear everyone else from the room for it speaks volumes. For almost all of its run, Industry has rooted itself in realism. With Season 3, it’s begun taking more stylistic swings, like Robert’s surreal ayahuasca trip and now this near-fantasy moment with Robert and Yasmin. As the world narrows to just the two of them, we feel like we’re watching something out of a period drama — think the dance scene between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy in the 2005 Pride & Prejudice, when all the other dancers fall away. Yasmin and Robert’s entire stay in Henry’s manor plays out like a period drama overall, so the choice to depart briefly from reality here is further proof of the show’s playing with genre.
However, as Lawtey revealed in an interview with Mashable, the sequence wasn’t originally scripted that way. Instead, the disappearance of the rest of the crowd came about as a request from Lawtey and Abela.
“[Marisa and I] were both talking about that scene a lot days in advance. We knew it was a really significant moment, perhaps the climactic moment of their relationship thus far, and we really wanted to get that right,” Lawtey said. “Even though it was only two lines, it was all in the atmosphere and connection of that instant.”
In order to nail the scene, Abela and Lawtey asked co-showrunners and finale directors Mickey Down and Konrad Kay whether they could be the only two actors in the room for their close-up coverage, since the supporting cast wouldn’t be in frame.
“We thought it might be easier to have some stillness in the room and really find that moment organically,” Lawtey said.
Down and Kay agreed, and once they’d shot the close-ups, they ended up liking the visual of the almost-empty room so much they realized they wanted to incorporate it into the show.
“It was a very instantaneous, almost impulsive decision that came from what was ultimately a practical request from Marisa and I. I think that really speaks to [Down and Kay’s] freedom as showrunners, and this ‘best idea wins’ kind of culture and ability to just go with the flow of shooting, which can be very unpredictable and hard to restrain,” Lawtey said. “If what is often a very technical process can generate something that feels creatively interesting, then we all have license to pursue that and follow it.”
Wordle today: Here’s the answer hints for September 30
Here’s the answer for “Wordle” #1199 on September 29, as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.
Oh hey there! If you’re here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we’re serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today’s answer.
If you just want to be told today’s word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for September 30’s Wordle solution revealed. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.
Where did Wordle come from?
Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once.
Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times, and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing.
What’s the best Wordle starting word?
The best Wordle starting word is the one that speaks to you. But if you prefer to be strategic in your approach, we have a few ideas to help you pick a word that might help you find the solution faster. One tip is to select a word that includes at least two different vowels, plus some common consonants like S, T, R, or N.
What happened to the Wordle archive?
The entire archive of past Wordle puzzles used to be available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it. Unfortunately, it has since been taken down, with the website’s creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times.
Is Wordle getting harder?
It might feel like Wordle is getting harder, but it actually isn’t any more difficult than when it first began. You can turn on Wordle‘s Hard Mode if you’re after more of a challenge, though.
Here’s a subtle hint for today’s Wordle answer:
Floating condensed water vapor.
Does today’s Wordle answer have a double letter?
There are no reoccurring letters.
Today’s Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with…
Today’s Wordle starts with the letter C.
The Wordle answer today is…
Get your last guesses in now, because it’s your final chance to solve today’s Wordle before we reveal the solution.
Drumroll please!
The solution to today’s Wordle is…
CLOUD.
Don’t feel down if you didn’t manage to guess it this time. There will be a new Wordle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we’ll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.
Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today’s Strands.
Reporting by Chance Townsend, Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo, Shannon Connellan, Cecily Mauran, Mike Pearl, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.
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Not the day you’re after? Here’s the solution to yesterday’s Wordle.
America’s Vice President Gets Stuck Behind a Stalled Driverless Robotaxi
As the Vice President of the United States travelled in a motorcade Saturday to a San Francisco hotel, they ended up stopped behind “a Waymo vehicle that had to be driven away from the motorcade route by police,” according to a local newscast (which called it an “only in San Francisco moment”).
And that’s not all. One local reporter following the vice president’s motorcade said “we saw not one but two driverless cars get stuck.”
The San Francisco Standard adds that on Friday, California’s governor “signed a bill that allows law enforcement to cite driverless car companies for traffic violations.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
As the Vice President of the United States travelled in a motorcade Saturday to a San Francisco hotel, they ended up stopped behind “a Waymo vehicle that had to be driven away from the motorcade route by police,” according to a local newscast (which called it an “only in San Francisco moment”).
And that’s not all. One local reporter following the vice president’s motorcade said “we saw not one but two driverless cars get stuck.”
The San Francisco Standard adds that on Friday, California’s governor “signed a bill that allows law enforcement to cite driverless car companies for traffic violations.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
HOAs Can Turn Homeownership Into a Nightmare. Trust Me
As a real estate professional, here are my warnings if you’re considering a homeowners association.
As a real estate professional, here are my warnings if you’re considering a homeowners association.