<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>The theme of Saturday's NYT Strands game #496 is 'In the ballpark.'</li><li>The spangram for the game has 7 letters and touches the left side, 5th row, and the right side, 4th row.</li><li>The answers for the NYT Strands game #496 are GLOVE, PEANUTS, HELMET, PITCHER, BULLPEN, JAMBOTRON, with the spangram being STADIUM.</li><li>The article also provides summaries, answer keys, and information on how to play NYT Strands.</li></ul>

NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, July 12 (game #496)

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