NYT Strands today (game #248) has a theme of 'Strumming right along ...'Clue words for today's game include BLOAT, GLEN, THIS, GLINT, RISK, and LION.Today's spangram hint is 'Finger-pickin' good.'The spangram of today's game touches the left side of the board in the 5th row and the right side of the board in the 3rd row.