Need help with today's NYT strand? Today's theme, “Fresh out the oven,” narrows the topic down considerably, but still leaves you with most of what you might be cooking!

Below, we've compiled some helpful hints and what-if answers for Strand #213 We'll start with a hint, and then the full answer to Strand #213

WARNING: There are spoilers for Strand #213

The official theme for NYT Strands #213 is “Fresh Out the Oven

And here's an unofficial tip from me: “Bakery Favorites”

If you're still not sure, here are a few useful words that give valuable hint tokens:

Still having trouble? Spangram gives us a hint on conjunctions Today it starts with a “P” and ends with an “S”

Scroll down to see what it is

PASTRIES

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

Drumroll, please

Spangram was PASTRIES

Strands #213

“Fresh out of the oven”

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Hello Strands fans! I don't want to be too burdensome here The “fresh out of the oven” theme could only point to a handful of things, and the moment I spotted “CROISSANT” in the upper right corner, I knew this was going to be about pastries

But because I was distracted by the other two answers on the right side of the board, I did not immediately understand the spangram: the DANISH in the lower right and the SCONE above it Only then was I ready to connect the PASTRIES, which ran zigzagging in perfect symmetry between the answers I had already found

Three words remained on the other side I found STRUDEL in the upper left corner, with MUFFIN written downward next to it This left only GALETTE as the puzzle

Are you reading this late in the day? The full article on the solution to yesterday's game #212 on the Strand can be found here