NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Wednesday, November 20 (game #262)

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of , Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my , and pages for hints and answers for those games.

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. The answers to today's Strands, game #262, are.



.. I own a dog and a cat, or rather they own me, given that I spend my money on food, treats and other assorted PETSUPPLIES for them.

And what do I get in return? Well, actually, from the dog, a lovely chocolate labrador, I get unconditional love. From the cat, meanwhile, I get..

. well, I get the honor of buying it food and treats and assorted PETSUPPLIES, and the sense that I should be very happy with that and nothing more. Anyway, this is a subject I'm all-too familiar with, so finding all of the answers was not a great problem.

I spotted LITTER and BONE while I was hunting for hints to use in this column, then once I knuckled down and tried properly I got the likes of COLLAR and KIBBLE with no issues. It was one of the easier Strands puzzles (and few are that hard, to be honest). How did you do today? and let me know.

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