Need help with today's NYT Strand puzzle? Today's puzzle theme "Looking good" is difficult and you may not know all the words (I did!). .

Below are the clues and answers for Strand #115. We'll start with the hints and then the full answer to Strand #115.

WARNING: There are spoilers for Strand #115.

The official theme for NYT Strands #115 is... Looking Good."

And here's an unofficial tip from me: "Fashion Praise."

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 conjunctive words. Today it starts with 'F' and ends with 'A'.

Scroll down to see what it is.

FASHIONISTA.

Now, what is the answer to today's Strand game #115?

Drumroll please.

... Spangram was FASHIONISTA.

Strands #115

"Looking good"

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Hello Strands fans! To be honest, I am not at all convinced by this puzzle. The one about fashion is probably not for me, but some terms are certainly not even in my normal vocabulary!

Fortunately, POSH is now showing up on the board as I search for "clue words".

Later, when I was able to spell the word "fashion," I was astonished that it was not spangram. Sure enough, I spelled out "FASHIONISTA" and was able to split the board in two.

Even with that help, I struggled. The double "Z" in the lower right corner was a big help, as it allowed me to get SNAZZY and establish that this was a word of praise for the outfit... I think.

Whether it was right or not, I was able to use that launch pad to find other answers: right above SNAZZY was SWANK, and next to it was the word DRIPPY. This word is so far outside my age range that anyone around me would visibly cringe if I uttered it.

With the bottom half done, I could quickly move on to the top segment where I found CHIC and SPIFFY above it. I then wrote DAPPER backwards to complete the puzzle.

Reading this late in the day? The full article on the solution to yesterday's game #114 on the Strand can be found here.