Today's NYT strands notes, answer and help for July 18 #502

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Today's Nyt Strands puzzle has a fun topic that made me laugh – until I started to ignite the answers, some of which are hard. If you need information and answers, read on.

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Note for today's puzzles of strands

The current topic of strands is: Abracadabra!

If that doesn't help you, here is a note: pull a rabbit out of your hat.

References to words for unlocking information in the game

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the subject of the puzzle. If you are stuck, you will find all the words you can. Every time you find three words with four letters or more, strands reveal one of the themed words. These are the words with which I have received these information, but all words from four or more letters that you find work:

• Camp, camps, magic, magician, spit, spilled, value, delt, tips, fort, forts, forts, variety, cloak, accessible, hats

Answers for today's puzzles of strands

These are the answers connected to the topic. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the Spangram, a word that extends from one side of the puzzle to the other. If you have all (I originally thought there was always eight, but learned that the number could vary), each letter is used on the board. Here are the NONSPANGRAM answers:

• Escape, hover, multiply, disappear, transform

Today's strands Spangram

Today's strands is Spangram Esmagic. To find it, look for the I that are four letters in the largest left row, and land up and out.

The toughest strands are puzzling

Here are some of the topics that I found hardest in the past few weeks.

#1: Dated Slang, January 21. Maybe you didn't even use this lingo when it was cool. The hardest word: Phat.

#2: Thar she blows! January 15th. I think marine biologists could have this. The hardest word: baleen or right.

#3: Off The Hooks, January 9th. Similar to the puzzle on January 15, because it helps to know a lot about marine creatures. Sorry, Charlie. The hardest word: bigye or ski jack