The theme for today's NYT Strands game is 'Keep on keeping on.'Clue words for the game include BEGS, PEST, SALT, DUNE, PATE, and SNORE.Today's spangram has 10 letters, and it touches the left side (4th row) and right side (5th row) of the board.Answers for game #436 include LAST, ENDURE, SURVIVE, ABIDE, PERSIST, PERSEVERE, and the spangram: STAY STRONG.