Having trouble with the NYT Strand puzzle? Today's puzzle, "It's in the bag," is surprisingly difficult and requires specialized knowledge once solved.

Below are the clues and answers for Strand #105. Please read on if you need a little help, as we will start with the hints and then lead you to the full solution of Strand #105.

WARNING: There are spoilers for Strand #105.

The official theme for NYT Strands #105 is... It's in the bag."

And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Want a beer?

If you're still in the dark, here's a handy word that gives you a valuable hint token:

Still struggling? Spangram gives you a hint on conjunctions. Today it starts with a "T" and ends with an "E."

Scroll down to see what it is.

TEATIME.

Now, the answer to today's strand is...

Drumroll please...

... Spangram was TEATIME...

Strands #105

"It's in the bag"

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Hello Strands fans! Today's story is a tricky one, especially if you don't like tea. Fortunately, my partner is a tea drinker, so once I figured out what the heck the theme "It's in the bag" was, I was able to get through it.

I needed to use a clue to get on the right track, but when CHAI became apparent, I was away, suddenly realizing that we were looking at tea bags. I immediately looked for the word "TEA" to start the spangram, and sure enough, I was able to spell "TEATIME" from left to right down the middle of the board.

CHAMOMILE was next on my hit list and I found it curled up around the bottom left corner. All the "O's" clustered in the lower right corner of the board made me think OOLONG was also in the mix, and yes, I could wrap it around that area.

There were only two to find in the top half of the board, and luckily I found MATCHA first, spelled backwards from right to left. That left GUNPOWER, which was a less familiar type of tea, so I was glad it was the only one left.

It was an interesting puzzle - although it definitely would have been more fun if I had been a tea drinker. But hey, you can't win them all.

Reading this late in the day? The full text of Strand's solution to yesterday's Round 104 can be found here.