Do you need any help today? Today's theme — "To your health!"--Once you figure out what it's getting in, it's not too tricky.

Below we've compiled some useful tips for Strand#253 and the answer to that. We'll start with a few clues before building the full answer for Strand #253, so read on if you need a little help.

Warning: Spoilers are ahead for Strand #253.

The official theme of NYT Strand #253 is:.. "To your health!

And here's an unofficial tip from me: "Medic!

If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give those valuable clue tokens:

Still struggling? Spangram will give you tips about connecting words. Today, it starts with 'M' and ends with 'R'.

Scroll down to find out what it is...

IT'S MEDICALCAREER.

So what is Strand's answer today for game #253?

Drum roll, please...

...And Spangram was a medical career.

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" To your health!"

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hi chain. A nice and easy one for you today. "To your health!"It sounds like a vague clue at first, but as soon as I saw a doctor in the lower right corner, it was clear that it was about a medical professional.

Sure enough, I saw the word "medical" at the top and continued it down to make MEDICALCAREER for spangram.

Now it was just a case of filling the gap. I found a surgeon at the bottom left and a dentist just above it.

The nurse completed the left side and it just left the pharmacist at the top right to complete the puzzle fairly quickly.

Are you reading this in a later time zone? You can find the full article of yesterday's Strand answer for game #252 right here.