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NYT Strands Puzzle Features 'Around It Goes' Theme

11/17/2025

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The New York Times' Strands puzzle for November 16, 2025 centers on the theme 'Around it goes,' featuring items providing covering or surface linked to food or fashion.
The spangram is 'THATSAWRAP,' with answers including CELLOPHANE, FLATBREAD, FOIL, SCARF, SHAWL, STOLE.
The puzzle uses a 6x8 grid and shows daily variations in difficulty.
The previous day's theme was 'We Can See Right Through Them,' with BINOCULARS and GLASSES.

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Story summary

The New York Times' Strands puzzle for November 16, 2025 centers on the theme 'Around it goes,' featuring items providing covering or surface linked to food or fashion.
The spangram is 'THATSAWRAP,' with answers including CELLOPHANE, FLATBREAD, FOIL, SCARF, SHAWL, STOLE.
The puzzle uses a 6x8 grid and shows daily variations in difficulty.
The previous day's theme was 'We Can See Right Through Them,' with BINOCULARS and GLASSES.