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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 13, #924

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This is a routine CNET service piece offering hints and answers for the Sept. 13 NYT Strands puzzle (#924), part of a daily series covering Mini Crossword, Connections and Strands. Such content matters because NYT Games has become a major engagement and subscription driver, and rival outlets capture steady search traffic by servicing players who get stuck.

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Strands is like a word find game, but without the list of words to find. Sometimes I see the theme and begin recognizing the answers right away. But for those times when I can’t seem to manage this, there’s a loophole: Strands lets you make as many words of four or more letters as you want. For every three of those words you find, the puzzle will highlight one of the answers. You’re still going to have to unscramble that answer, though, which can be very tough.

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.

James Bond fans, this puzzle might be one for you. You’ll recognize the theme as the words start to fill in. Read on for hints and all the answers.

Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: Top secret.

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: 007.

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints, but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

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