Need help with today's NYT strand? Today's theme, “On the Road,” may be an ordeal for those who don't normally drive, as you can imagine.

Below are a few hints and what-if answers for Strand #234. First, a few clues will lead you to the full answer to Strand #234.

WARNING: There are spoilers for Strand #234.

The official theme for NYT Strands #234 is... On the Road.”

And here's an unofficial tip from me: “Driving Instruction.”

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

Still having trouble? Spangram gives you a hint on conjunctions. Today, it starts with a “t” and ends with an “s.”

Scroll down to see what it is.

TRAFFICSIGNS.

Now, what is the answer to the strand in today's game #234?

Drumroll please.

... Spangram was TRAFFICSIGNS.

Strands #234

“On the road”

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Hello Strands fans, A) I do not drive a car and B) I do not live in the US, but for me TRAFFICSIGNS The whole puzzle dedicated to TRAFFICSIGNS was always going to cause problems. Nonetheless, I managed to get through it with only one clue.

Luckily, I was able to quickly find the word BUMP and then the word TRAFFIC. After some trial and error, I found an extra letter and converted this into a TRAFFICSIGNS spangram.

Next was YIELD (called “give way” in the UK), followed by STOP in the upper left corner. These two combined with the spangram to form a gap, spelled DETOUR.

Now that the top half was clear, I needed a little help solving the other two answers in the bottom section, so I used a hint.

When the word MERGE came up, I found myself scrambling, but I knew that if I could decipher the TICUSONORTNC anagram, the puzzle would be complete. It was, of course, CONSTRUCTION.

Are you reading this late in the day? The full article about Strand's solution to yesterday's Round 233 can be found here.