Having trouble solving the NYT Strand? Like many Strand puzzles, it's a bit challenging at first, but once you solve the first two puzzles, you won't be able to stop.

Below we have compiled a list of hints and answers for Strand #59. We will start with a few hints and then move on to the full solution of Strand #59.

WARNING: There are spoilers for Strand #59.

The official theme for NYT Strands #58 is... "A Sign of Gratitude."

And here's an unofficial hint from me: go straight to jail.

If you're still in the dark, here are a few valuable hints:

Still struggling? Spangram gives us a hint on conjunctions. Today it starts with "m" and ends with "y."

Scroll down to see what it is.

It's Monopoly.

Now, what's the answer to today's strand?

Drumroll, please.

... Spangram was MONOPOLY.

Hints used: 0.

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Hello Strand fans! Today's puzzle is a bit tricky, but I got a bit lucky: the WHEELBARROW (the longest answer in the grid) was easy to find. Funny thing is, I was actually looking for something like a poker chip when I came up with the "token".

WHEELBARROW was there, and I quickly realized that this was a Monopoly piece, and sure enough, MONOPOLY was easy to spell, a spangram across the board from top to bottom.

IRON was an easy spot, as was THIMBLE near the spangram. Only SHIP remained on the left.

Spelling out CAR instead of RACECAR at first took a bit of time, but not too long; thankfully PENGUIN was the last answer. I was definitely not looking for it because it is not in the UK version of the game.

I was curious, so I looked it up and found that Penguin was added to the game in 2017 as a way to refresh the concept. I haven't played Monopoly for about 20 years, so it's no surprise that I wasn't aware of this development!

Are you reading this later in the day? You can read the full article about Strand's solution to yesterday's Round 58 here.