NYT Strands for today: clues, spangram, and solutions for Monday, March 10.

      Strands is a newly launched daily puzzle from the New York Times. It offers a more challenging version of the traditional word search, requiring a sharp eye to complete it. Similar to Wordle, Connections, and the Mini Crossword, Strands can sometimes be quite tricky. There's no embarrassment in seeking assistance occasionally. If you're stuck and need the solutions for today’s Strands puzzle, refer to the solved puzzle provided below.

      How to play Strands

      Each Strands puzzle begins with the objective of discovering the “theme words” concealed within the letter grid. You can manipulate the letters by dragging or tapping to form words; double-tap the last letter to confirm. When you identify the correct word, the letters will be highlighted in blue and will no longer be selectable.

      If you come across a word that doesn’t belong to the theme, it’s still beneficial! For every three non-theme words that are at least four letters long that you find, you’ll receive a hint — one of the letters in a theme word will be revealed, and you will need to unscramble it.

      All letters in the grid contribute to spelling the theme words without any overlap. Each letter is used exactly once.

      Each puzzle features one “spangram,” which is a unique theme word or words that represent the puzzle's theme and spans two opposite sides of the board. When you identify the spangram, it will be highlighted in yellow.

      The objective is to finish the puzzle swiftly while minimizing the use of hints.

      Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

      The theme for today is “You’re pushing my buttons.”

      Here’s a hint for you: always lost between the cushions.

      Today’s Strands answers

      Today’s spangram

      We’ll first share the spangram, which might assist you in uncovering the theme and solving the rest of the puzzle independently:

      REMOTECONTROL

      Today's Strands answers

      CHANNEL

      POWER

      HOME

      VOLUME

      MUTE

      GUIDE

      BACK

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      There are certain days when Wordle players may receive different answers based on the browser they are using to play the game. Today is one such day, but for a significantly different reason. The New York Times altered today’s Wordle answer due to its unintentional link to the Supreme Court's approaching ruling on Roe v. Wade.

      The initial answer for Wordle 324 was meant to be "fetus." Wordle founder Josh Wardle set that solution to appear today over a year ago, long before The New York Times acquired the game at the peak of its popularity in January. Everdeen Mason, editorial director for New York Times Games, indicated in a statement that the answer was changed to something entirely different because of how closely it was related to the Supreme Court's leaked draft opinion from last week, which included a proposal to overturn the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade abortion ruling, causing nationwide turmoil.

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