Having trouble with today's NYT Strand puzzle? Today's puzzle, Picture perfect, is difficult even if you know what it means right away. There are many words that apply to this puzzle...

Below is a list of clues and answers for Strands #70. Start with a few clues to get the full answer for Strands #70.

WARNING: There are spoilers for Strands #70.

The official theme of NYT Strands #70 is... "The Picture's the Limit."

And here's an unofficial tip from me: celebrate Hollywood.

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

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

Scroll down to see what it is.

OSCARWINNERS.

Now, what's the answer to game #70 on the Strand today?

Drumroll please.

... Spangram was OSCARWINNERS.

Hints used: 2.

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Hello Strand fans! I found today's puzzle very tricky. At first the theme seemed too vague. Artists, paintings, or the mechanics of creation? - But even after I understood the spangram, I still felt the theme was too big. After all, the Oscars have been going on for almost 100 years now, and my film knowledge is not that great.

Still, I made it through without getting two clues. The first clue was "Crash," which won Best Picture in 2006. Shortly after, I got "ROCKY" (winner in 1977), which I knew was about a film, but I needed yet another clue to get my next clue: PARASITE (2020, Best Picture).

From there, I was able to complete the full spangram as I realized it was not only a movie, but an OSCARWINNERS (earlier I saw the word 'rights' and wondered if it would be a book turned into a movie?)

There were still two left, but thankfully these were practically spelled out for me; GLADIATOR (2001) was an easy one right up there, but SPOTLIGHT (2016) still needed a little deciphering (I haven't seen it yet).

Are you reading this late in the day? The full article on the Strand's solution to yesterday's game 68 can be found here.