Need help with today's NYT Strand puzzle? Today's puzzle theme, “This or that,” is a little confusing at first, but once you know what it's about, it becomes a lot easier

Below are some helpful hints for Strands #166 and the answers when you need them First, a few tips will lead you to the complete answer to Strands #166

WARNING: There are spoilers for Strands #166

The official theme for NYT Strands #166 is “This or That”

And here's an unofficial tip from me: ‘The Game of Contrasts’

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

Still having trouble? Spangram gives you a hint on conjunctive words Today, it starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'

Scroll down to see what it is

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Now, what's the answer to today's Strand game #166?