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Avast ye scallywags! The treasure map for May 20 be ready for plunderin' in the NYT Strands! Arrr!

2024-05-19

Avast ye scallywags! Need help with the NYT Strands puzzle? Look no further, for we have all the clues and hints to crack today's game, even the mysterious spangram. Get ready to decipher like a true pirate! Arrr!

In the language of a 17th-century pirate, me hearties, if ye be thinkin' yesterday's puzzle was a wee bit too easy, fear not – today's be back to normal. If it be too tricky for ye, here be me hints below. If not, ye can skip straight to me commentary on the game, arrr!
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today be below, so don't read on if ye don't want to know the answers, matey!
Avast ye, today's theme be a "Fowl fairy tale," so keep yer eyes peeled for them bird-related words like chick, chicken, and duckling. The key be findin' one o' them words to unlock the rest, me hearties. Me found duckling for the spangram, then it be smooth sailin' from there with SWAN, REFLECTION, BEAUTIFUL, and MISFIT. JOURNEY be a bit trickier, but a process of elimination be me guide. How did ye fare today? Send me a message in a bottle and let me know.
Yesterday's answers be EYES, FIRE, SKULL, ROSE, SPARKLES, BOUQUET, and STARSTRUCK, with the spangram bein' EMOJIS, arrr! For those still wonderin', NYT Strands be a new word game from the New York Times, so set sail for their website if ye be lookin' for a challenge, ye scallywags!

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