Need help with today's NYT Strand puzzle? Today's puzzle theme, "Frame Games," may be a little confusing, especially if you are not familiar with "games."

Below are the clues and answers for Strands #114. Please read on if you need a little help, as we will start with the hints and then lead you to the full solution for Strands #114.

WARNING: There are spoilers for Strands #114.

The official theme for NYT Strands #114 is... "The Frame Game."

And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Do you have My Ball?

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

Still struggling? Spangram gives you a hint on conjunctive words. Today it starts with a 'B' and ends with a 'G'.

Scroll down to see what it is.

It's bowling.

Now, what's the answer to today's Strand game #114?

Drumroll, please.

... Spangram was BOWLING.

Strands #114

"Frame game"

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Hello Strands fans! I have been writing this column long enough to know the tricks puzzle setters make with their themes. So when I saw the phrase "frame games" I knew I must be dealing with games involving frames.

Unfortunately, my mind immediately went to snooker, pool, and billiards, forgetting that today's spangram of bowling also involves frames. In other words, I had to give a clue, and that clue was PINS.

My knowledge of bowling is not great, but I had heard all the terms on the board, even the ones that don't immediately come to mind when you ask me to write an article about this sport: SPLIT, SPARE, and TURKEY. TURKEY) were quickly picked up from the three corners of the board. He then grabbed LANE and STRIKE to complete the bottom half.

Two remained in the top section; ALLEY was neatly spelled downwards in a straight line in the top right corner, with only "REGTUT" to decipher. Finally, I realized that the puzzle must be "GUTTER."

Are you reading this in a slow time zone? The full text of Strand's solution to yesterday's game #113 can be found here.