Can I help you a little today? The theme of today's puzzle - "I love nightlife" - is a bit puzzling at first, and some of the answers are a bit tricky too

Below we've compiled some useful tips for Strand#111 and the answer to that We'll start with a few clues before building the full answer for Strand #111, so read on if you need a little help

Warning: Spoilers are ahead for Strand #111  

The official theme of NYT Strand #111 is: "I love the nightlife"

And here is an unofficial tip from me: "Nature at night"

If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give those valuable clue tokens:

Still struggling? Spangram will give you tips about connecting words Today, it starts with 'N' and ends with 'L'

Scroll down to find out what it is

Nocturnal

So what is the answer for today's strand in game #111?

Drum roll, please

And the spangram was nocturnal

Chain #111

"The Nightlife of Love"

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hi chain Today's puzzle sent me in the wrong direction as I started looking for things related to other night activities like clubs, bar hopping, theaters and cinemas

After emptying these and wondering how spangrams without "night" exist, I found night words spelled across the board from top to bottom

So I realized that the puzzle was actually about nocturnal creatures, and I was away Sure, my knowledge of night animals isn't great (and it's 3 characters long, so the "owl" wasn't mixed up), but it quickly became clear that "spot the animal"

skunk was the first thing I noticed in the lower right corner, and the flurry of 'A' on it was a big clue for AARDVARK It was a great experience The coyote in the upper right corner successfully completed one side of the board

The wombat first fell to the left and was written backwards at the top The leopard curled around it and left what was hidden at the bottom 

I actually tried "possum" before, but was surprised that that wasn't the answer This is part of the opossum, and it makes sense that a single "O" remains to the right

Are you reading this in a later time zone? You can find the full article of yesterday's Strand answer for game #110 right here