Looking for a different day?A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, July 2 (game #851).Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.NYT Strands today (game #852) - hint #1 - today's themeWhat is the theme of today's NYT Strands?• Today's NYT Strands theme is… It’s like talking to a brick wallNYT Strands today (game #852) - hint #2 - clue wordsPlay any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.BOUTTURNBURLWILTBORNSINGNYT Strands today (game #852) - hint #3 - spangram lettersHow many letters are in today's spangram?• Spangram has 10 lettersNYT Strands today (game #852) - hint #4 - spangram positionWhat are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?First side: left, 6th rowLast side: bottom, 4th columnRight, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.NYT Strands today (game #852) - the answers(Image credit: New York Times)The answers to today's Strands, game #852, are…OBSTINATESTUBBORNWILLFULFIRMHEADSTRONGSPANGRAM: NOTBUDGINGMy rating: EasyMy score: Perfect“It’s like talking to a brick wall”. I know exactly what that feels like, thanks to growing up with a father to whom all of today’s words could apply — I’d add a few more, given the space.Perhaps this is why I found the search an easy one, despite a couple of well-hidden words and a spangram that defied the normal top-to-bottom, side-to-side routine.Far harder was searching the board afterwards for non-game words.Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, July 2, game #851)BECHAMELMARINARASRIRACHATERIYAKITZATZIKISPANGRAM: GETSAUCYWhat is NYT Strands?Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.