Having trouble with the NYT Strand puzzle? Today's puzzle theme "Fine print" seems to be a cipher, and even if you know what it refers to, it requires a bit of technical knowledge

Below we have compiled some helpful hints and answers for Strands #113 We will start with the hints and then lead you to the full answer to Strands #113, so we hope you find it helpful

WARNING: There are spoilers for Strands #113

The official theme for NYT Strands #113 is "fine print"

And here's an unofficial hint from me: "It looks good on you!"

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 conjunctive words Today it starts with a "P" and ends with an "S"

Scroll down to see what it is

PATTERNS

Now, what is the answer to today's game 113 strand?

Drumroll please

Spangram was PATTERNS

Strands #113

"Fine print"

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Hi Stands fans: Well, that was tough It doesn't help that I know next to nothing about fashion (as anyone who has seen me will attest), but the theme, "fine print," was also ill-advised and misleading Maybe it was the editor in me, but I was drawn to thinking about fonts, typing, legal documents, and grammar

Nothing of the sort, and after getting a lot of words wrong, I built up quite a tip bank Eventually, I gave in and the game highlighted the anagram "ATRNAT" in the top corner

But when I realized it was TARTAN, I stayed away Of course, it was about pattern printing! With that knowledge, finding the spangram was easy

Splitting the spangram into two was very helpful and, to be honest, ensured that I could find words with which I was not very familiar ARGYLE was first seen in the lower right corner, followed by STRIPES to the left of it CHEVRON now completed the bottom half of the board

The top section was a bit more difficult as the two answers intertwined with each other I finally solved PAISLEY, but it was MAHGNG that needed to be deciphered Thankfully, my brain woke up from its slumber playing "Animal Crossing" and remembered that there is such a thing as gingham

It was hard work Hopefully tomorrow's Strands will be one of my favorite themes

Are you reading this late in the day? The full text of the answers to yesterday's Strands Round 112 can be found here