<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>NYT Strands game #472 theme is 'Down time'.</li><li>Clue words for NYT Strands game #472 include CHOW, BOWL, HOWL, ELBOW, LOOM, GLOOM.</li><li>The spangram for game #472 has 7 letters.</li><li>Today's spangram touches the left side in the 5th row and the right side in the 5th row.</li><li>The answers for game #472 are BLUE, GLOOMY, TEARY, DOLEFUL, WOEBEGONE, MELANCHOLY, with the spangram being SADNESS.</li><li>Marc found today's Strands puzzle challenging, needing hints for some words like WOEBEGONE.</li><li>Yesterday's answers for NYT Strands game #471 were FINAGLE, FINESSE, CONTRIVE, ENGINEER, NEGOTIATE, with the spangram being FIGURE OUT.</li><li>Strands is the NYT's word game that can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.</li></ul>

NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, June 18 (game #472)

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