Having trouble with the NYT Strands puzzle? Today's puzzle theme is “Hear me roar!” -

Below are the clues and answers for Strands #169. Start with a few clues to get the complete answer for Strands #169.

WARNING: There are spoilers for Strands #169.

The official theme of NYT Strands #169 is... “Hear me roar!”

And here's an unofficial hint from me: “Frisky the Cat?”

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

Still struggling? Spangram gives you a hint on conjunctions. Today it starts with a “B” and ends with a “T.”

Scroll down to find out what it is.

BIGCAT.

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

Drumroll, please.

... Spangram was BIGCAT. [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...]