NYT Strands today – my advice and answers for May 5 (#793)

Strands is the latest pun from The New York Times after Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s a lot of fun. It can be difficult, though, so keep reading my Strands tips.

SPOILER WARNING: The information on NYT Strands today is below, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know the answers.

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NYT Strands today (game #793) – clue #1 – theme of the day

NYT Strands today (game #793) – clue #2 – clue words

Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.

• CLAM
• MEAL
• ARROW
• TONE
• ZOOT
• SOON

NYT Strands today (game #793) – clue #3 – spangram letters

NYT Strands today (game #793) – clue #4 – spangram position

That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #793) – the answers

The answers to today’s Strands, game #793, are…

• ALARM
• SLEEP
• TIME
• RADIO
• DATE
• DISPLAY
• TUNER
• SPANGRAM: DIGITAL CLOCK

• My rating: Easy
• My rating: Perfect

Does anyone still use a DIGITALCLOCK? I know this is the case in TV shows and movies, especially when the storyline needs to indicate the drudgery of everyday life. But in real life?

My memory was instantly refreshed by today’s search, a return to simpler times and the most used feature of this technology: the SNOOZE button.

Today I use my phone as an alarm clock and set three alarms to wake me up. The first is the ideal wake-up time if I were a properly functioning adult, the second is the “you need to wake up now” alarm, and the third is the “if you haven’t canceled this alarm, you’re going to be late” alarm.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday May 4, Thu #792)

• CEDAR
• ASPEN
• DOGWOOD
• BIRCH
• CYPRESS
• EUCALYPTUS
• SPANGRAM: CONNECTION

Johnny is a freelance pop culture journalist who has been writing about the internet, music, football and famous people since the iPhone was just a twinkle in Steve Jobs’ eye. Previously known as Pop Detective, his journalistic career began by making up stories about Madonna’s addiction to sausage rolls (not true, by the way). A man of little talent, his career is rich and varied and includes interviews with Elton John and Blur; and the downside of interviewing Right Said Fred, appearing in a Channel 5 documentary on Peter Kay and fact-checking a German cook’s instruction manual. Somehow, still having the means to live in north London, he is happiest riding his bike and shouting at pigeons.