Having trouble with NYT Strands? Today's puzzle theme "Rise and shine" isn't too hard, but you may stumble upon it because of the mix of words

Below is a list of clues and answers for Strands #127 Start with a few clues to get the full answer for Strands #127

WARNING: There are spoilers for Strands #127

The official theme of NYT Strands #127 is Rise and Shine

And here's an unofficial tip from me: "Daily Rituals"

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

Still struggling? Spangram gives you a hint on conjunctions Today it starts with "m" and ends with "e"

Scroll down to see what it is

MORNINGROUTINE

Now, what's the answer to today's strand?

Drumroll, please

Spangram is MORNINGROUTINE

Strands #127

"Rise and shine"

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Hello, Strands fans! Today I'm going to show you something that is fairly easy if you follow the average daily routine (although those of you who work the night shift may be a little thrown) Sure enough, BREAKFAST was spelled backwards on the right side of the board

Just below that was WORK, and in the upper left corner we found SNOOZE This resulted in a clear gap in the spangram at the top, and following the letters down, I was able to spell MORNINGROUTINE from top to bottom

This eliminated the gap that could only be filled by DRESS on the left side, and allowed me to find the two words on the right side; WAKE was directly below SNOOZE, and SHOWER remained in the lower right corner

Thematically, it would have been better if they were in the correct order (SNOOZE, WAKE, SHOWER, DRESS, BREAKFAST, WORK), but they were

Are you reading this in a slower time zone? The full article on Strand's solution to yesterday's Round 126 can be found here