Strands #685 Answer
Saturday, January 17, 2026
NYT Strands #685 for Saturday, January 17, 2026 has the theme โThat's putting it mildly!โ. Its spangram is FOILEDAGAIN, and there are 5 theme words in all โ listed in full below. Need the current puzzle instead? See today's Strands.
Clue (theme)
โThat's putting it mildly!โ
Spangram
FOILEDAGAIN
Theme words
CURSESDRATFIDDLESTICKSPHOOEYTARNATION
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