Need help with today's NYT Strands? Today's puzzle theme “The S Word? (Cutting-edge theme!)” - (Cutting-edge theme!)” is not too difficult to interpret, but it does require a certain vocabulary

Below is a list of hints and answers for Issue 140 We will start with a few clues and then work our way to the full answer for strand #140

WARNING: There are spoilers for Strand #140

The official theme of NYT Strands #140 is The “S Word? (Cutting edge theme!)”

And here's an unofficial hint from me: “Today's puzzle may bleed”

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 conjunctions Today it starts with a “B” and ends with an “S”

Scroll down to see what it is

BLADES

Now, what's the answer to today's game #140 strand?

Drum roll please

Spangram was “blade”

Strands #140

“S-words? (cutting edge theme!)”

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Hello, Strands fans! Contrary to the theme “S-Words? (Cutting edge theme!)” - There is only one answer that starts with “S” Rather, you need to remove the hyphen

Thankfully, I noticed this immediately when I saw the word CLAYMORE spelled across the top line

I was somewhat worried that my knowledge of swords would end here, but I was able to spell BLADES spangram backwards in the middle, which made it much easier to split the board in two

I could see SCIMITAR in the lower right corner and KATANA to its left I tried to make the last letter PAIRER (like a pairing knife, I guess), but it was actually RAPIER

Turning to the upper half, only two answers remained I found CUTLASS between the spangram and CLAYMORE, leaving MACHETE on the left to complete the puzzle

Are you reading this late in the day? The full article on Strand's solution to yesterday's game #139 can be found here