Need support for today's NYT strand? Today's theme of “lead the way” isn't particularly clear, but it won't be too difficult once you've written the answer on the board.

Below we have compiled a list of hints for #275. First, a few clues will lead you to the full solution of Strand #275.

WARNING: There are spoilers for Strand #275.

The official theme for NYT Strands #275 is... “Lead the way."

And here's an unofficial hint from me: ”Drive away the darkness.”

If you're still in the dark, here are a few useful words that give you valuable hint tokens:

Still struggling? Spangram gives you a hint on conjunctions. Today it starts with 'I' and ends with 'N'.

Scroll down to see what it is.

ILLUMINATION.

Now, what is the answer to today's Strand game #275?

Drumroll, please.

... Spangram was “Illumination.”

Strands #275

“Lead the way”

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Hello Strands fans! I don't find the “lead the way” theme very helpful today. Likewise, with one clue, I was able to complete the puzzle relatively unscathed.

I found the first answer on my own: the CANDLE in the lower left corner. However, after much brainstorming, I couldn't think of what this had to do with the theme, so I used the TORCH clue.

Okay, so it was about lighting. Pretty subtle, but at least I could proceed. After this I found a spangram with ILLUMINATION spelled backwards from bottom to top. This sealed off the top left HEADLAMP and cleared the west side of the grid.

Two solutions were left for the other half of the grid. The FLASHLIGHT in the upper left corner was found first, and now all that remained was to find the LANTERN in the lower right corner, and the puzzle was complete.

Anyone reading this later in the day? The full article on Strand's solution to yesterday's Round 274 can be found here.