Need help with today's NYT strand? Today's theme - “What a stud!” - isn't that hard to decipher, but it's equally hard to find the answer

Below is a list of hints for Strand #197 Start with the clues and work your way up to the full answer for strand #197

WARNING: There are spoilers for Strands #197

The official theme of NYT Strands #197 is “What a stud!”

And here's an unofficial tip from me: “Area of Jewelry”

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 a 'P' and ends with a 'G'

Scroll down to see what it is

PIERCING

Now, what is the answer to today's game #197 strand?

Drumroll, please

Spangram was PIERCING

Strands #197

“What a stud!”

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Hello Strands fans! Today I have a simple and nice one for you Once I realized this wasn't about horses, I found the spell across the PIERCING spangram from left to right and the rest was easy

In fact, it quickly became a list of body parts It included only the top three: EYEBROW (eyebrows), NOSE (nose), and EARLOBE (earlobes)

The bottom half was a bit trickier, with four answers intertwined with each other: SEPTUM started in the middle of the spangram, NAVEL was to its left; TONGUE was below it, and CHEEK was just spelled backwards in the lower right corner

Easy enough Even for a boring man like the author with no earrings!

Are you reading this late in the day? Yesterday's full article on the solution to Strand's game #196 can be found here