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Raise a glass to now Poisons puzzle — unless you join Dry January, of course. Whether you are or not, once you learn the theme, you will probably spot the hidden words even if there aren’t many clues. However, if you need tips and answers, read on.

Also, I’m going to go in depth rules for Strands in this story.

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Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

The current Strands theme is: Bar association

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a hint: Cheers!

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find the hidden words that match the theme of the puzzle. If you’re stuck, look up any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get the hints, but any four or more letter words you can find will work:

• PATS, STAT, TING, TINGE, SAIL, SAIL, SIDE, SIDES, CAMS, STING, RAMS, TAMS

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers tied to the theme. The object of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that extends from one side of the puzzle to the other. Once you’ve got them all (at first I thought there was always eight but found out the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the non-spangram responses:

• COSMOPOLITAN, MARTINI, ZOMBIE, SIDECAR, STINGER

Current Strands spangram

Today’s Strands spangram COCKTAILS. To find it, start with C four letters from the top left row and work your way down.