Need help with today's NYT strand? Today's theme, “Get out of here! - Get out of here!” is quite a tear-jerking issue

Below are some hints and what-if answers for Strand #225 We will start with the hints and then lead you to the full answer to Strand #225

WARNING: There are spoilers for Strand #225

The official theme for NYT Strands #225 is “Get out of here!”

And here's an unofficial tip from me: “Change of Mood”

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 “m” and ends with “y”

Scroll down to see what it is

It's MOVINGDAY

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

Drumroll, please

Spangram was MOVINGDAY

Strand #225

“Get out of here!”

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Hello Strands fans! This was a difficult piece for me Not only was it hard to understand the theme, but even once I did, many of the answers were American in a way that I, as a Brit, would not have thought of

Initially, I assumed that “Get out of here” was referring to a way of saying goodbye or a common breakup phrase In fact, I thought the “X” would be part of “exit”

After failing to find this front word, I had to use not one but two clues, the first being “FOAM” and the second “TAPE” Then I realized that this was about removals, and the puzzle was successfully solved

Well, that's about it; TRUCK, BOXES, CRATE, and the MOVINGDAY spangram were immediately obvious, but the other answers were either words we don't use on this side of the Atlantic or did not apply to the many house moves I have made over the years

In short, finding DOLLY, STRAP, and BUNGEE was a frustrating game of trial and error Fortunately, however, each was in a different corner, making the exercise simpler than if they had been intertwined with each other

Still, tomorrow, a simple puzzle, please

Are you reading this late in the day? Yesterday's article on Strand's solution to the 224th game can be found here