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Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Strands answers.

And farther down the page, Ill reveal the spangram and the answers.

NYT Strands board for October 8, 2024: Protective measures.

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

Hint for the spangram in todays Strands puzzle

A word describing how safe something is.

Its also what a celebrity or VIP might shout if they needed someone escorted off the premises.

Completed NYT Strands board for October 8, 2024: Protective measures.

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!

Were about to give away the answers to todays Strands puzzle.

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is SECURITY

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

The theme words today are: PASSWORD, LOCK, SAFE, BACKUP, FIREWALL, ENCRYPTION.

Oh hey, its the spangram: SECURITY.

LOCK is above that.

SAFE is above that.

BACKUP fits in the upper right corner.

(I was only seeing PUBACK for the longest time and felt like I was going nuts.)

PASSWORD is in the upper left corner.

FIREWALL is in the bottom left corner.

Your job is to find the hidden words within the board that reflect the puzzles theme.

When you find the spangram, it will be highlighted in yellow.

Solving the spangram usually makes the rest of the puzzle much easier to complete.

There is only one correct solution.

How to win Strands

Unlike Connections and Wordle, you cannot fail Strands.

you might’t run out of guesses, and there is no time limit.